- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Federated States of Micronesia is legal.
Same-sex marriage in Federated States of Micronesia is unrecognized.
"Marriage between same-sex couples was not permitted in the Federated States of Micronesia: the marriage laws in the State of Kosrae state that a marriage performed in the state will only be valid if the male at the time of marriage is at least eighteen years of age and the female at least 16 years of age. As such, marriage is conceptualised and permitted between a man and a woman only."
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Federated States of Micronesia is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Federated States of Micronesia is illegal.
"Moreover, these three jurisdictions do not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents."
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Federated States of Micronesia is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Federated States of Micronesia is illegal in some contexts.
Since Nov 2018
No law shall be enacted which discriminates against any person on account of race, sex, sexual orientation, language, or religion, nor shall the equal protection of the laws be denied.
LGBT employment discrimination in Federated States of Micronesia is sexual orientation only.
"No law shall be enacted which discriminates against any person on account of race, sex, sexual orientation, language, or religion, nor shall the equal protection of the laws be denied."
LGBT housing discrimination in Federated States of Micronesia is sexual orientation only.
Since 2018
Same-sex adoption in Federated States of Micronesia is single only.
Since Jan 1, 2017
Serving openly in military in Federated States of Micronesia is n/a.
Blood donations by MSMs in Federated States of Micronesia is legal.
Conversion therapy in Federated States of Micronesia is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Federated States of Micronesia is equal.