• Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Legal
  • Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
  • Adoption
    ✔ Legal
  • Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned

History

Homosexual activity in New Zealand

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Jan 1, 2013–Jan 1, 2020
Male illegal, female legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
www.gg.com
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Current status
(since 1986)
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nzlii.org/nz/legis/consol_a…
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Same-sex marriage in New Zealand

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Current status
(since Aug 19, 2013)
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gaynz.com/articles/publish/…
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Aug 13, 2013–Jul 23, 2020
Legal
Thankfully legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
www.Gidday.com
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Apr 26, 2005–Aug 18, 2013
Civil unions
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legislation.govt.nz/act/pub…
Added by vincent  ·  2 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log
1955–Jan 19, 2020
Legal
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
bbc.com/news/world-22184232#:~:text=New%20Zealand's%20parliament%20has%20legalised,in%20favour%20and%2044%20against.
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Right to change legal gender in New Zealand

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Current status
(since Jun 1, 2008)
Legal, but requires surgery
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrc.co.nz/human-rights-envi…
Added by drew  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log
Jun 1, 2008–Oct 19, 2017
Legal, surgery not required
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Same-sex adoption in New Zealand

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Current status
(since Aug 19, 2013)
Legal
Only for married couples and individuals. Banned still for any couples who are unmarried or in a civil union.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gaynz.com/articles/publish/…
Added by vincent  ·  2 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

LGBT discrimination in New Zealand

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Current status
(since Feb 1, 1994)
Illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legislation.govt.nz/act/pub…
Added by vincent  ·  2 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

LGBT employment discrimination in New Zealand

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Current status
(since Feb 1, 1994)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
NZ Bill of Rights forbids discrimination in relation to employment and religious grounds, in conjunction with the Human Rights Act 1993 which applies everywhere.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Bill of Rights: legislation.govt.nz/act/pub…

Human Rights Act 1993 (See Part 2): legislation.govt.nz/act/pub…
Added by hamfritta  ·  2 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

LGBT housing discrimination in New Zealand

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Current status
(since Feb 1, 1994)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legislation.govt.nz/act/pub…
legislation.govt.nz/act/pub…
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in New Zealand

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Current status
(since Feb 1, 1994)
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
justice.govt.nz/policy/cons…
Added by Alex  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Blood donations by MSMs in New Zealand

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Current status
(since Jan 1, 2014)
Banned (1-year deferral)
After a review, the 5 years deferral was reduced to 12 months deferral.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nzblood.co.nz/assets/News/C…
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Mar 1, 2009–Jan 1, 2014
Banned (indefinite deferral)
this is ratchet
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
www.gg.com
Added by alexanderleestaveley  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log
Mar 1, 2009–Jan 1, 2014
Banned (5-year deferral)
No specific date in March. NZBS lists March 2009 on the linked page. NZBS performed a review in 2013 and results are expected to be public shortly.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nzblood.co.nz/Give-blood/Do…
Added by hamfritta  ·  2 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Equal age of consent in New Zealand

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Current status
Equal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ageofconsent.com/newzealand.htm
familyplanning.org.nz/healt…
Added by Alex  ·  4 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Conversion therapy in New Zealand

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Jan 1, 2013–Aug 5, 2020
Not banned
THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
www.gg.com
Added by alexanderleestaveley  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log
Current status
(since Jan 1, 2013)
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
Added by Ausyk  ·  2 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

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