- 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
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Tasmania is legal.
Current status
Since May 1, 1997
Since May 1, 1997
Legal
Tasmania decriminalizes homosexual activity, making homosexual activity legal in all Australian states.
Same-sex marriage in Tasmania 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 Tasmania is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Tasmania, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Tasmania is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Tasmania is recognized.
Current status
Since 2019
Since 2019
Recognized
Non-binary gender is legally recognized in Tasmania.
LGBT employment discrimination in Tasmania is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discrimination in Tasmania is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Serving openly in military in Tasmania is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Tasmania is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There are no laws in place banning conversion therapy. However, the Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLR) is pushing for a conversion therapy ban, among other amendments to the law regarding LGBT.
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