Yap is governed by federal Federated States of Micronesia law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Hate Crime Protections
- ✖ No protections
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Bathroom Access
- ✔ No explicit protections
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Yap is legal.
Current status
Legal
Homosexuality in the Federated States of Micronesia is legal.
Same-sex marriage in Yap is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Homosexual marriage is not recognized in the Federated States of Micronesia.
"Marriage between same-sex couples was not permitted in the Federated States of Micronesia: the marriage laws in the State of Kosrae state that a marriage performed in the state will only be valid if the male at the time of marriage is at least eighteen years of age and the female at least 16 years of age. As such, marriage is conceptualised and permitted between a man and a woman only."
"Marriage between same-sex couples was not permitted in the Federated States of Micronesia: the marriage laws in the State of Kosrae state that a marriage performed in the state will only be valid if the male at the time of marriage is at least eighteen years of age and the female at least 16 years of age. As such, marriage is conceptualised and permitted between a man and a woman only."
Censorship of LGBT issues in Yap is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In the Federated States of Micronesia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Yap is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
There is no legal process for changing your gender.
"Moreover, these three jurisdictions do not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents."
"Moreover, these three jurisdictions do not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents."
Gender-affirming care in Yap is restricted.
Current status
Restricted
In the Federated States of Micronesia, Gender-affirming care are not available in the public health system but no explicit laws have ban gender affirming care either.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Yap is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no legal process by which individuals may update their gender markers on identity documents to bring them into alignment with their gender identity, nor is there a nonbinary gender marker available.
Hate crime protections in Yap is no protections.
Current status
No protections
The Federated States of Micronesia do not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
LGBT discrimination in Yap is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Nov 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Section 107 of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia reads:
No law shall be enacted which discriminates against any person on account of race, sex, sexual orientation, language, or religion, nor shall the equal protection of the laws be denied.
No law shall be enacted which discriminates against any person on account of race, sex, sexual orientation, language, or religion, nor shall the equal protection of the laws be denied.
LGBT employment discrimination in Yap is sexual orientation only.
Current status
Since Dec 11, 2018
Sexual orientation only
Protections for employment are only for sexual orientation.
"No law shall be enacted which discriminates against any person on account of race, sex, sexual orientation, language, or religion, nor shall the equal protection of the laws be denied."
In practice, the lack of gender identity in Micronesia's discrimination laws has allowed the states of Yap, Chuuk and Pohnpei to ban transgender people from working in the government, although the state of Kosrae opposed it.
"No law shall be enacted which discriminates against any person on account of race, sex, sexual orientation, language, or religion, nor shall the equal protection of the laws be denied."
In practice, the lack of gender identity in Micronesia's discrimination laws has allowed the states of Yap, Chuuk and Pohnpei to ban transgender people from working in the government, although the state of Kosrae opposed it.
LGBT housing discrimination in Yap is sexual orientation only.
Current status
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
According to ILGA data base: In 2018, the Micronesian Congress passed Bill No. 20-258 (2018), which updated the country's anti-discrimination law to include "sexual orientation" in Article 107 of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (2014). This prohibition is expressed in broad terms and, therefore, applies to housing.
Same-sex adoption in Yap is single only.
Current status
Single only
In Federated States of Micronesia, same sex couples can't adopt alongside second parent adoption but single LGBTIAQ+ people can adopt.
Intersex infant surgery in Yap is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
No explict ban on Intersex Infant Surgery in Federated States of Micronesia.
Serving openly in military in Yap is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Inapplicable since Micronesia has no armed forces
Blood donations by MSMs in Yap is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Federated States of Micronesia banned any MSMS from donating blood.
Bathroom access in Yap is no explicit protections.
Current status
No explicit protections
In Federated States of Micronesia, there is no restrictions or protections regarding trans people acess to the bathroom of their gender identity rather then their assigned sex at birth.
Conversion therapy in Yap is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There's no ban.
Equal age of consent in Yap is equal.
Current status
Equal
The age of consent in the Federated States of Micronesia is equal, being 14 for both heterosexual and homosexual couples.
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