- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
By The Numbers
34.2%
of people are comfortable being LGBT in Vanuatu
(VPride, 2021)
History
Same-sex marriage in Vanuatu is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Legalization of gay unions and gay marriage pending.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Vanuatu is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Vanuatu, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Vanuatu is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Local NGOs report that it is not possible to change gender markers.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Vanuatu is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Vanuatu is illegal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2013
Since Jan 1, 2013
Illegal
Under the revision of the constitution.
LGBT employment discrimination in Vanuatu is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2013
Since Jan 1, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Sex discrimination.
LGBT housing discrimination in Vanuatu is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
under constitutional discrimination laws.
Same-sex adoption in Vanuatu is single only.
Current status
Single only
No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples. Changes pending.
Serving openly in military in Vanuatu is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Vanuatu has no standing army.
Conversion therapy in Vanuatu is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Vanuatu.
Equal age of consent in Vanuatu is equal.
Current status
Since 2007
Since 2007
Equal
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