- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland is legal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Northern Ireland is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Northern Ireland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Northern Ireland is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Northern Ireland is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Oct 1, 2010
Since Oct 1, 2010
Illegal in some contexts
Laws against inciting hatred on sexual orientation through an aggravating circumstance and anti-discrimination laws in all areas on sexual orientation and gender identity (including harassment, victimisation, direct and indirect discrimination).
LGBT employment discrimination in Northern Ireland is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Dec 2, 2003
Since Dec 2, 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discrimination in Northern Ireland is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Dec 2, 2003
Since Dec 2, 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoption in Northern Ireland is legal.
Current status
Since Dec 11, 2013
Since Dec 11, 2013
Legal
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Northern Ireland is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 12, 2000
Since Jan 12, 2000
Legal
Equal age of consent in Northern Ireland is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 8, 2001
Since Jan 8, 2001
Equal
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