- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Hate Crime Protections
- ✖ No protections
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Same-sex marriage in Nauru is banned.
Current status
Since Feb 1, 2018
Banned
There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples in Nauru. Section 49 of The Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Act (2017) states that "Marriage in the Republic shall be the voluntary union of one man and one woman." Section 70 states that "A marriage solemnized in a foreign country shall not be recognized as a marriage in the Republic if the marriage is (a) between a male and another male; (b) between a female and another female."
Censorship of LGBT issues in Nauru is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Nauru, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Nauru is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Nauru does not have a legal process in place for individuals to change their gender marker on official documents, such as IDs and passports.
"While homosexuality is allowed now, there are no anti-discrimination laws or recognition of same-sex unions. Trans people also do not have a right to legally change their gender."
"While homosexuality is allowed now, there are no anti-discrimination laws or recognition of same-sex unions. Trans people also do not have a right to legally change their gender."
Gender-affirming care in Nauru is restricted.
Current status
Restricted
Nauru gender-affirming care have a limited healthcare system making it restricted.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Nauru is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized currently. Transgender individuals cannot change their gender legally in Nauru, not allowing the change of third genders.
Hate crime protections in Nauru is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Nauru does not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Code of Ethics for Prosecutors states that "Prosecutors in the independent and impartial exercise of the functions of the office shall(...)respect the rights of all persons irrespective of political, ethnic, social, cultural or religious affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, age, status, physical or mental disability."
The Code of Ethics for Prosecutors states that "Prosecutors in the independent and impartial exercise of the functions of the office shall(...)respect the rights of all persons irrespective of political, ethnic, social, cultural or religious affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, age, status, physical or mental disability."
LGBT discrimination in Nauru is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Jun 10, 2016
Illegal in some contexts
The Leadership Code Act 2016, which was passed in June 2016, states that a "leader" must not "discriminate between persons participating in or seeking to participate in Government on account of their age, race, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, place of origin or political beliefs or opinions". The term "leader" includes the office of president, speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, cabinet minister, member of parliament, judicial officers, ambassadors, electoral commissioners, commissioner of police, chief justice, etc.
LGBT employment discrimination in Nauru is no protections.
Current status
No protections
The Leadership Code Act 2016, which was passed in June 2016, states that a "leader" must not "discriminate between persons participating in or seeking to participate in Government on account of their age, race, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, place of origin or political beliefs or opinions". The term "leader" includes the office of president, speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, cabinet minister, member of parliament, judicial officers, ambassadors, electoral commissioners, commissioner of police, chief justice, etc.
LGBT housing discrimination in Nauru is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no protections for LGBTIAQ+ people against housing discrimination in Nauru.
Same-sex adoption in Nauru is single only.
Current status
Single only
The Adoption of Children Act 1965 allows single people to adopt a minor; however, in the case of joint adoption, it is only permitted for married couples.
Intersex infant surgery in Nauru is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
No ban on intersex infant surgery in Nauru.
Serving openly in military in Nauru is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Australia manages Nauru's military. Since Nauru does not manage their own military, there is no possibility of whether or not LGBTQ+ people can serve.
Blood donations by MSMs in Nauru is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Nauru doesn't allow any MSMS to donate blood.
Conversion therapy in Nauru is sexual orientation only.
Current status
Since May 12, 2016
Sexual orientation only
Under Nauru's Mentally Disordered Persons Act (2016), a person cannot be deemed mentally disordered for expressing or failing to express a sexual preference or orientation, which means that health professionals cannot practice conversion therapy.
Equal age of consent in Nauru is equal.
Current status
Equal
The age of consent in Nauru is 17, regardless of sexual orientation.
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