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Homosexual activity in Peleliu

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Homosexual activity in Peleliu is legal.

Current status
Since Oct 16, 2014
Legal
Homosexuality is legal
Details
Sources:
76crimes.com/2014/10/16/two…
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Until Oct 16, 2014
Male illegal, female legal
Up to 10 years prison
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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Same-sex marriage in Peleliu

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Same-sex marriage in Peleliu is banned.

Current status
Since Nov 4, 2008
Banned
Palau's Constitution defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The same-sex marriage ban was added to the Constitution in 2008. The ban was among the 22 amendments passed during the November 4, 2008 referendum.
Details
Sources:
palauosp.org/wp-content/upl…

web.archive.org/web/2015041…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Peleliu

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Peleliu is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Palau, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Right to change legal gender in Peleliu

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Right to change legal gender in Peleliu is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place for legally changing your gender.
Details
Sources:
www.starobserver.com.au/new…
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Gender-affirming care in Peleliu

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Gender-affirming care in Peleliu is restricted.

Current status
Restricted
There are no formal gender-affirming care although it wasen't banned either so it just a blank slate in Palau.
Details
Sources:
outrightinternational.org/o…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Peleliu

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Peleliu is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
Details
Sources:
www.starobserver.com.au/new…
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Hate crime protections in Peleliu

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Hate crime protections in Peleliu is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections for LGBTIAQ+ people against hate crimes in Palau.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/palau-lgbti
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LGBT discrimination in Peleliu

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LGBT discrimination in Peleliu is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since 2011
Illegal in some contexts
The Code of Judicial Conduct promulgated in 2011 protects "sexual orientation" from discrimination, prejudice and harassment.

Palau does not provide broad legal protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status. Palau's Constitution also doesn't have any mention of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Details
Sources:
Code of Judicial Conduct. Sections 4.5, 5.2 and 5.3
www.palausupremecourt.net/u…

www.starobserver.com.au/new…

palauosp.org/wp-content/upl…

ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 330)
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LGBT employment discrimination in Peleliu

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LGBT employment discrimination in Peleliu is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Palau doesn't have any anti-discrimination laws that are inclusive of sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status. This means LGBTI people are not protected from discrimination in employment, education, health care and other areas of public life.
Details
Sources:
www.starobserver.com.au/new…

ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 330)
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LGBT housing discrimination in Peleliu

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LGBT housing discrimination in Peleliu is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections for LGBTIAQ+ people against housing discrimination in Palau.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/palau-lgbti
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Same-sex adoption in Peleliu

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Same-sex adoption in Peleliu is single only.

Current status
Single only
Same sex couples can't adopt, but any single LGBTIAQ+ individual can adopt.
Details
Sources:
travel.state.gov/content/tr…
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Intersex infant surgery in Peleliu

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Intersex infant surgery in Peleliu is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There are no restrictions anything against intersex infant surgery so it was not banned in Palau.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/palau-lgbti
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Serving openly in military in Peleliu

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Serving openly in military in Peleliu is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Palau has no military
Details
Sources:
www.demilitarisation.org/sp…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Peleliu

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Blood donations by MSMs in Peleliu is legal.

Current status
Legal
In Palau it was completely legal for any MSMS to donate blood.
Details
Sources:
www.palauredcross.org/blood…
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Bathroom access in Peleliu

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Bathroom access in Peleliu is no explicit protections.

Current status
No explicit protections
Palau lacks any laws that address restroom access for transgender individuals. It neither explicitly protects their right to use facilities matching their gender identity nor bans them from doing so.
Details
Sources:
outrightinternational.org/o…
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Conversion therapy in Peleliu

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Conversion therapy in Peleliu is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Palau.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 330)
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Equal age of consent in Peleliu

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Equal age of consent in Peleliu is equal.

Current status
Since Oct 16, 2014
Equal
Homosexuality has been decriminalized since 2014, and the age of consent is equal.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2014102…
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Legal Rights
41 / 100
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