- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- Unknown
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Public opinion in Nova Scotia has shown a widespread rejection of LGBTQ+ rights, reflecting a critical situation for LGBTQ+ individuals, but please note that is based on a small number of surveys available in Nova Scotia.
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Homosexual activity in Nova Scotia is legal.
In 1893, the gross indecency law became part of the country’s first Criminal Code. The original language of the law referred only to homosexual acts between men, as sex between women was typically ignored at the time.
The military drummer, who was the man convicted, was found guilty and was sentenced to death. However, Jesuits stepped in and were able to transfer the case to Québec City, where his life was sparred.
From then until 1893, few known cases exist of homosexuals being sentenced to death.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Nova Scotia is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Nova Scotia is legal, no restrictions.
Gender-affirming care in Nova Scotia is legal.
-Hysterectomy
-Oophorectomy (only available in NS)
-Orchiectomy
-Penectomy
-Breast augmentation
-Breast reduction
-Chest masculinization/mastectomy (in NS or Montreal Centre)
-Phalloplasty
-Metoidplasty
-Vaginoplasty (only available at Centre Metropolitain de Chirurgie in Montreal)
Counselling and hormones are covered in the public system.
An assessment by a healthcare professional with required competencies to assess/treat/refer patients with gender dysphoria is required for coverage.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Nova Scotia is recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Nova Scotia is unknown.
LGBT employment discrimination in Nova Scotia is unknown.
LGBT housing discrimination in Nova Scotia is unknown.
Same-sex adoption in Nova Scotia is legal.
Intersex infant surgery in Nova Scotia is not banned.
Serving openly in military in Nova Scotia is legal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Nova Scotia is legal.
Conversion therapy in Nova Scotia is banned.
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