- Homosexuality⚢✔ Legal
- Marriage⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Changing Gender✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Adoption✖ Single only
- Discrimination✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination✖ No protections
- Military✔ Legal
- Donating Blood✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Age of ConsentN/A
- Conversion TherapyAmbiguous
History
Current status
(since May 18, 2015)
(since May 18, 2015)
Legal
Became legal on April 12, 2018. The news is from HRC and Pink news.
May 18, 2015–Nov 30, -0001
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Most offenses are still in effect as per the 1986 law. However, the anal intercourse provision between minors have been removed.
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Anal intercourse between two consenting male adults is punishable by twenty-five (25) years imprisonment.
Anal intercourse committed by a minor is punishable by five (5) years imprisonment.
Serious indecency between two adults of the same sex is punishable by five years imprisonment. ("An act of “serious indecency” is an act, other than
sexual intercourse (whether natural or unnatural), by a person
involving the use of the genital organ for the purpose of arousing
or gratifying sexual desire.")
Anal intercourse committed by a minor is punishable by five (5) years imprisonment.
Serious indecency between two adults of the same sex is punishable by five years imprisonment. ("An act of “serious indecency” is an act, other than
sexual intercourse (whether natural or unnatural), by a person
involving the use of the genital organ for the purpose of arousing
or gratifying sexual desire.")
Until Sep 11, 2013
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Current status
(since Jul 29, 2015)
(since Jul 29, 2015)
Legal, surgery not required
they don't want to be know as a sex change hospital. Missing non binary options on documents.
Illegal in some contexts
Some discrimination protection under human rights institute mandate.
Current status
(since Jan 31, 2001)
(since Jan 31, 2001)
No protections
The act explicitly states that it "does not include sexual preference or orientation" as a status which may be the basis of discrimination.
Ambiguous
Some discrimination protections through human rights institute for sexual orientation.
Current status
(since Jan 31, 2001)
(since Jan 31, 2001)
No protections
The Equal Opportunity Act covers employment discrimination and explicitly states that it "does not include sexual preference or orientation" as a protected status. Gender identity is not mentioned in the act.
Current status
(since Jan 31, 2001)
(since Jan 31, 2001)
No protections
Provision of housing is addressed by the Equal Opportunity Act which explicitly states that it "does not include sexual preference or orientation" as a protected status. Gender identity is not mentioned in the Act.
Current status
(since Jun 1, 1962)
(since Jun 1, 1962)
Legal
Current status
N/A
Sexual activity between members of the same sex is prohibited under the Sexual Offences Act.
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