Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Civil unions (marriage rights)
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous
    Age of Consent
    ✖ Unequal
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Public opinion in Bermuda appears to be somewhat divided on LGBTQ+ issues, as evidenced by recent studies.

Bermuda Surveys

Support for same-sex marriage

(OUTBermuda, 2020)
53%
Support
35%
Oppose

Support for same-sex marriage

(OUTBermuda, 2016)
36%
Support
58%
Oppose

Support for same-sex marriage

48%
Support
44%
Oppose

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History

Homosexual activity in Bermuda

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Homosexual activity in Bermuda is legal.

Current status
Since May 13, 1994
Legal
In early 1994, Dr John Stubbs introduced a Private Members Bill with the aim of decriminalising consensual same-sex acts. On 13 May 1994, the Parliament of Barbuda approved “The Stubbs Bill” by a vote of 22 to 17.
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Same-sex marriage in Bermuda

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Same-sex marriage in Bermuda is civil unions (marriage rights).

Current status
Since Jun 1, 2018
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Domestic Partnership Act 2018, effectively repealed same sex marriage.
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May 2017–May 31, 2018
Legal
The Supreme Court ruled that same sex-marriage was allowed under the Marriage Act 1944 and the Human Rights Act.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Bermuda

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Bermuda is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Bermuda, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Bermuda

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Right to change legal gender in Bermuda is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Legal gender recognition is not currently possible in Bermuda.

Gender-affirming care in Bermuda

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Gender-affirming care in Bermuda is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bermuda

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bermuda is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Bermuda

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LGBT discrimination in Bermuda is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 4, 2013
Illegal
The Human Rights bill is amended to include protection clauses for sexual orientation (but not gender identity explicitly)
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LGBT employment discrimination in Bermuda

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LGBT employment discrimination in Bermuda is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jul 4, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Bermuda's anti discrimination law.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Bermuda

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LGBT housing discrimination in Bermuda is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jul 4, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Bermudas anti discrimination law.
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Same-sex adoption in Bermuda

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Same-sex adoption in Bermuda is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
Legal
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Intersex infant surgery in Bermuda

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Intersex infant surgery in Bermuda is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Bermuda

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Serving openly in military in Bermuda is legal.

Current status
Legal
Defended by UK.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Bermuda

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Blood donations by MSMs in Bermuda is legal.

Current status
Since May 9, 2024
Legal
Blood donation rules were finally brought in line with international standards once "The Bermuda Hospitals Board" established new standards.
Until May 9, 2024
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
The Bermuda Blood Donor Centre criteria previously had time-based deferrals specific to men who had sex with men, as well as women who had sex with men engaging in sex with men, during the previous three months.

Conversion therapy in Bermuda

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Conversion therapy in Bermuda is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Conversion therapy ban pending. Not much information yet.
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Equal age of consent in Bermuda

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Equal age of consent in Bermuda is unequal.

Current status
Unequal
Only for females. Age of consent equalization pending.
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LGBT Rights by Parish

View the LGBT laws in each individual parish of Bermuda.