▸  Oceania

  • Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
  • Changing Gender
    Ambiguous
  • Adoption
    ✖ Single only
  • Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Military
    N/A
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous

History

Homosexual activity in Nauru

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Current status
(since Jun 3, 2016)
Legal
In May 2016, the parliament enacted the "Crimes Act 2016" which does not contain provisions criminalizing same-sex sexual activity
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pinknews.co.uk/2016/05/27/n…

matangitonga.to/2016/06/03/…
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Jul 1, 1921–Jun 3, 2016
Male illegal, female legal
Up to 14 years in prison with hard labour
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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Same-sex marriage in Nauru

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Current status
Unrecognized
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Right to change legal gender in Nauru

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Current status
(since May 27, 2016)
Ambiguous
No laws in place.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gaystarnews.com/article/nau…
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Same-sex adoption in Nauru

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Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT discrimination in Nauru

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Current status
(since May 27, 2016)
No protections
From the date that Nauru Decriminalized Homosexuality.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Nauru

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Current status
(since May 27, 2016)
No protections
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT housing discrimination in Nauru

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Current status
(since May 27, 2016)
No protections
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Nauru

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Current status
N/A
doesn't have military.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Nauru

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Current status
Legal
No laws in place.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Nauru

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Current status
Equal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Conversion therapy in Nauru

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Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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