- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Adoption
- ✖ Married couples only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
History
Same-sex marriage in Chatham Islands Territory is legal.
Since Aug 19, 2013
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Chatham Islands Territory is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Chatham Islands Territory is legal, surgery not required.
Going into effect Jun 15, 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Chatham Islands Territory is recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Chatham Islands Territory is illegal in some contexts.
Since Feb 1, 1994
Under the Human Rights Act 1993, there are a variety of specific exceptions from discrimination law relating to working in private areas (such as a person's home) and accessing special counselling services (such as counselling dealing with sexual abuse or family violence), among others.
LGBT employment discrimination in Chatham Islands Territory is sexual orientation only.
Since Feb 1, 1994
LGBT housing discrimination in Chatham Islands Territory is sexual orientation only.
Since Feb 1, 1994
Same-sex adoption in Chatham Islands Territory is married couples only.
Since Aug 19, 2013
In 2010, the High Court ruled that "two spouses" in the Adoption Act includes a heterosexual de facto couple in a stable and committed relationship. Later, in 2015 the Family Court decided that "two spouses" also included a same-sex de facto couple—but until there is a ruling from the High Court, other Family Court judges aren't bound to follow this decision, causing ambiguity.
Serving openly in military in Chatham Islands Territory is legal.
Since Feb 1, 1994
Blood donations by MSMs in Chatham Islands Territory is banned (3-month deferral).
Since Dec 1, 2020
Conversion therapy in Chatham Islands Territory is banned.
Since Feb 19, 2022