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LGBT Rights in Marshall Islands

    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

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History

Homosexual activity in Marshall Islands

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Homosexual activity in Marshall Islands is legal.

Current status
Since 2005
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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Same-sex marriage in Marshall Islands

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Same-sex marriage in Marshall Islands is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Marshall Islands

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Marshall Islands is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Marshall Islands, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Right to change legal gender in Marshall Islands

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Right to change legal gender in Marshall Islands is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Laws in force in Marshall Islands do not allow for gender marker change in identification documents. (ILGA)
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/marshall-…
starobserver.com.au/news/in…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Marshall Islands

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Marshall Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Marshall Islands

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LGBT discrimination in Marshall Islands is illegal.

Current status
Since 2019
Illegal
The Gender Equality Act (2019) prohibits direct or indirect discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
wikivisually.com/wiki/Human…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Marshall Islands

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LGBT employment discrimination in Marshall Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Section 106(1) of the Gender Equality Act (2019) prohibits gender discrimination in the employment sphere. Section 106(2) states that this also includes “multiple discrimination” and “intersectional discrimination”, both of which are defined at Section 102 to include sexual orientation as a protected ground.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 236)
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LGBT housing discrimination in Marshall Islands

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LGBT housing discrimination in Marshall Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Sexual orientation and gender identity are protected since the The Gender Equality Act (2019).
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/marshall-…
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Same-sex adoption in Marshall Islands

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Same-sex adoption in Marshall Islands is single only.

Current status
Single only
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
rainbowkids.com/internation…
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Serving openly in military in Marshall Islands

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Serving openly in military in Marshall Islands is n/a.

Current status
N/A
doesn't have military. defended by USA.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Marshall Islands

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Blood donations by MSMs in Marshall Islands is legal.

Current status
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Conversion therapy in Marshall Islands

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Conversion therapy in Marshall Islands is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in the Marchall Islands.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 329)
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Equal age of consent in Marshall Islands

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Equal age of consent in Marshall Islands is equal.

Current status
Since 2005
Equal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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LGBT Rights by Municipality

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