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LGBT Rights in Isle of Man

    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✔ Banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Isle of Man

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Homosexual activity in Isle of Man is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 1992
Legal
Homosexuality was decriminalised by the Sexual Offences Act 1992.
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legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
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Until Sep 1992
Male illegal, female uncertain
Men convicted of buggery or indecent acts were imprisoned or sentenced to community service as late as 1991. Historical gay sex offences were formally and automatically pardoned by the Sexual Offences and Obscene Publications Act 2021.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
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Same-sex marriage in Isle of Man

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Same-sex marriage in Isle of Man is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 22, 2016
Legal
Legalised by the Marriage and Civil Partnership Act 2016.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
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Apr 6, 2011–Jul 21, 2016
Civil unions
Civil Partnerships were introduced by the Civil Partnership Act 2011.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Isle of Man

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Isle of Man is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Isle of Man is legal, surgery not required.

Current status
Since 2009
Legal, surgery not required
The right to change legal gender was introduced by the Gender Recognition Act 2009.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Isle of Man

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Isle of Man is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Petitions are being created to make this change
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
three.fm/news/isle-of-man-n…
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LGBT discrimination in Isle of Man

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LGBT discrimination in Isle of Man is illegal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2019
Illegal
The Equality Act 2017, which became law in 2019, provided comprehensive protection from discrimination.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gov.im/categories/working-i…
legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Isle of Man

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LGBT employment discrimination in Isle of Man is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Sep 1, 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Employment discrimination was banned by the Employment Act 2006, and further enhanced by the Equality Act 2017.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
gov.im/categories/working-i…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Isle of Man

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LGBT housing discrimination in Isle of Man is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
The Equality Act 2017, which became law in 2019, provided comprehensive protection from discrimination.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
gov.im/categories/working-i…
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Same-sex adoption in Isle of Man

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Same-sex adoption in Isle of Man is legal.

Current status
Since 2011
Legal
The Civil Partnership Act 2011 enabled adoption for same-sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
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Serving openly in military in Isle of Man

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Serving openly in military in Isle of Man is legal.

Current status
Legal
As a British Crown Dependency, the Isle of Man does not have it’s own military, and relies on the United Kingdom for defence.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Not applicable
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Blood donations by MSMs in Isle of Man

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Blood donations by MSMs in Isle of Man is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 1, 2023
Legal
From 1 June, all donors will be subject to the same screening process regardless of their sexuality or gender.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
manxradio.com/news/isle-of-…
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Until Jun 1, 2023
Banned (indefinite deferral)
In 2014 this position was reviewed but found that the blood bank needed to address a number of issues before they could consider changing the donor selection criteria.

In August 2022, the government explained they aim to update the law in early 2023.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gov.im/media/1353491/men-wh…
pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/17/i…
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Conversion therapy in Isle of Man

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Conversion therapy in Isle of Man is banned.

Current status
Since Aug 6, 2021
Banned
The Sexual Offences and Obscene Publications Act was revised to ban any therapy that attempts to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
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Until Aug 5, 2021
Not banned
No Conversion Therapy ban in place.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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No laws have yet addressed this issue.
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Equal age of consent in Isle of Man

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Equal age of consent in Isle of Man is equal.

Current status
Since 2006
Equal
Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2006 updated the 1992 Act to bring the age of consent for all into alignment.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
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Unequal
The Sexual Offences Act 1992 decriminalised homosexual activity but set the age of consent for same sex male couples to 21, which was reduced to 18 in 2001 by the Criminal Justice Act 2001, compared to 16 for heterosexual couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
legislation.gov.im/cms/imag…
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Equality Index ?
93 / 100
Legal Rights
93 / 100
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