Exuma is governed by federal Bahamas law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
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Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Exuma is legal.
Current status
Since Aug 2, 1991
Legal
In 1991, the Bahamas' amendment to its Sexual Offences Law took effect that removed homosexuality as a criminal offence.
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
In 1989, the Bahamas passed the Sexual Offences Act which loosened the punishment for homosexuality to 20 years in prison. This also criminalised lesbianism for the first time.
Same-sex marriage in Exuma is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples in the Bahamas. However, there is also no explicit ban on marriage.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Exuma is no censorship.
Current status
Since 2007
Right to change legal gender in Exuma is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
There is no legal gender recognition provided in the Bahamas.
Gender-affirming care in Exuma is legal.
Current status
Legal
Gender affirming care is legal in the Bahamas. Hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery are both provided.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Exuma is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no legal recognition provided to intersex or nonbinary people in the Bahamas.
LGBT discrimination in Exuma is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Apr 11, 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2003, Section 1 of the Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act includes “sexual life” among the protected sensitive personal data.
The Communications Act (2009) states that The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) may by determination issue regulatory and other measures to regulate content services intended for reception by subscribers of carriage services or by broadcasting. URCA shall issue codes of practice which will be taken into account the matter that is likely to incite or perpetuate hatred against, or vilifies, any person or group on the basis of gender and sexual preference, among others.
The Communications Act (2009) states that The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) may by determination issue regulatory and other measures to regulate content services intended for reception by subscribers of carriage services or by broadcasting. URCA shall issue codes of practice which will be taken into account the matter that is likely to incite or perpetuate hatred against, or vilifies, any person or group on the basis of gender and sexual preference, among others.
LGBT employment discrimination in Exuma is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in employment provided to LGBTIQ+ people in the Bahamas.
LGBT housing discrimination in Exuma is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Although some antidiscrimination protections are provided to LGBTIQ+ people, there are no protections from housing discrimination provided in the Bahamas.
Same-sex adoption in Exuma is single only.
Current status
Single only
Same-sex couples cannot adopt in the Bahamas. However, single LGBTIQ+ people are permitted to adopt.
Intersex infant surgery in Exuma is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Surgery on intersex infants is legal in the Bahamas.
Serving openly in military in Exuma is legal.
Current status
Legal
President of Bahamas made an announcement in 1998, explicitly supporting LGBTQ+ individuals to serve in the military.
Blood donations by MSMs in Exuma is legal.
Current status
Legal
There are no known restrictions or bans on blood donations from men who have sex with men in the Bahamas.
Conversion therapy in Exuma is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is legal in the Bahamas but is reportedly not commonly practised.
Equal age of consent in Exuma is unequal.
Current status
Since Aug 2, 1991
Unequal
Set at 16 years for straight couples, and 18 years for same-sex couples.
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