- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Northwest Territories is legal.
In 1893, the gross indecency law became part of the country’s first Criminal Code. The original language of the law referred only to homosexual acts between men, as sex between women was typically ignored at the time.
The military drummer, who was the man convicted, was found guilty and was sentenced to death. However, Jesuits stepped in and were able to transfer the case to Québec City, where his life was sparred.
From then until 1893, few known cases exist of homosexuals being sentenced to death.
Same-sex marriage in Northwest Territories is legal.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Northwest Territories is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Northwest Territories is legal, no restrictions.
Gender-affirming care in Northwest Territories is legal.
To be admissible, patients have to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria. For genital surgery, they must have been on hormones for at least 12 continuous months.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Northwest Territories is recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Northwest Territories is illegal.
LGBT employment discrimination in Northwest Territories is sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in Northwest Territories is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Same-sex adoption in Northwest Territories is legal.
Intersex infant surgery in Northwest Territories is not banned.
Serving openly in military in Northwest Territories is legal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Northwest Territories is legal.
Conversion therapy in Northwest Territories is banned.
Equal age of consent in Northwest Territories is equal.