- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- 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
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Until Sep 9, 2016
History
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 not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No official ‘x’ marking option on official documents, applications etc. for non binary individuals.
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
Serving openly in military in Northern Ireland is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 12, 2000
Since Jan 12, 2000
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Northern Ireland is legal.
Current status
Since Aug 16, 2021
Since Aug 16, 2021
Legal
Blood donation criteria brought in line with UK rules, after being delayed since June 2021.
Banned (3-month deferral)
1-year deferral reduced to a 3-month deferral in line with other UK regions (at the time).
Until Sep 9, 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Banned
Equal age of consent in Northern Ireland is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 8, 2001
Since Jan 8, 2001
Equal
Legal Rights
89 / 100
This region's Equality Index is based on legal rights alone. Please submit survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in Northern Ireland to help improve its accuracy.
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