- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in South Australia is legal.
Current status
Legal
all legal across Australia.
Same-sex marriage in South Australia is legal.
Current status
Since Dec 9, 2017
Since Dec 9, 2017
Legal
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in South Australia is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In South Australia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in South Australia is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since May 23, 2017
Since May 23, 2017
Legal, surgery not required
Proof of surgery is no longer required. Instead, individuals are asked to provide a statement from a medical professional or a psychologist certifying that they underwent the appropriate treatment to change their legal gender.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in South Australia is recognized.
Current status
Since May 23, 2017
Since May 23, 2017
Recognized
Individuals can request an X gender marker on their documents.
LGBT discrimination in South Australia is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
LGBT employment discrimination in South Australia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discrimination in South Australia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoption in South Australia is legal.
Current status
Legal
Only illegal in Northern part of Australia.
Serving openly in military in South Australia is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in South Australia is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Equal age of consent in South Australia is equal.
Current status
Equal
Legal Rights
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This region's Equality Index is based on legal rights alone. Please submit survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in South Australia to help improve its accuracy.
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