LGBT Rights in Jersey

Homosexuality: ⚢
✔ Legal
Gay Marriage: ⚭
✔ Legal
Censorship: ✔ No censorship
Changing Gender: Unknown
Gender-Affirming Care: Unknown
Non-Binary Gender Recognition: Unknown
Discrimination: ✔ Illegal
Employment Discrimination: ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
Housing Discrimination: Unknown
Adoption: Unknown
Intersex Infant Surgery: Unknown
Military: ✔ Legal
Donating Blood: ✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion Therapy: Unknown
Age of Consent: ✔ Equal

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History

Homosexual activity in Jersey

Homosexual activity in Jersey is legal.

Current status

Since Jul 24, 1990

Legal

In 1990, Jersey legalized homosexual sex with The Sexual Offences Law (1990). The age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex wasn’t equalized until more than 16 years later.

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Same-sex marriage in Jersey

Same-sex marriage in Jersey is legal.

Current status

Since Jul 1, 2018

Legal

The States Assembly passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry on 1 February 2018. Royal assent was granted on 23 May 2018, and the law took effect on 1 July.

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Jan 6, 2012–Jul 1, 2018

Civil unions (marriage rights)

After the Civil Partnership (Jersey) Law (2012) became registered by the Royal Court on January 6th, 2012, Jersey began offering civil unions. The civil unions offer many of the rights and responsibilities of marriage to same-sex couples who register for the union.

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Jersey

Censorship of LGBT issues in Jersey is no censorship.

Current status

No censorship

In Jersey, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.

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Right to change legal gender in Jersey

Right to change legal gender in Jersey is unknown.

Current status

Unknown

Gender-affirming care in Jersey

Gender-affirming care in Jersey is unknown.

Current status

Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Jersey

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Jersey is unknown.

Current status

Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Jersey

LGBT discrimination in Jersey is illegal.

Current status

Since Sep 1, 2015

Illegal

In June of 2015, Jersey passed an anti-discrimination law that protects people on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and pregnancy and maternity. The law went into effect on September 1st, 2015.

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LGBT employment discrimination in Jersey

LGBT employment discrimination in Jersey is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status

Since Sep 1, 2015

Sexual orientation and gender identity

The Discrimination (Sex and Related Characteristics) (Jersey) Regulations 2015 provide protections against employment discrimination for all people regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.

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LGBT housing discrimination in Jersey

LGBT housing discrimination in Jersey is unknown.

Current status

Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Jersey

Same-sex adoption in Jersey is unknown.

Current status

Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Jersey

Intersex infant surgery in Jersey is unknown.

Current status

Unknown

Serving openly in military in Jersey

Serving openly in military in Jersey is legal.

Current status

Since Jan 12, 2000

Legal

The island's militia, the Jersey Field Squadron, is part of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers reserve unit of the British Army and follows the rules set by the UK Ministry of Defence.

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Blood donations by MSMs in Jersey

Blood donations by MSMs in Jersey is banned (1-year deferral).

Current status

Since Nov 1, 2011

Banned (1-year deferral)

In 2011, The Island of Jersey began allowing the donation of blood by gay men so long as they had not had sex with another man in the past year.

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Jan 1, 1985–Nov 1, 2011

Banned (indefinite deferral)

The UK banned gay men from donating blood in 1985 due to fear over the aids epidemic. This ban applied to Jersey law.

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Conversion therapy in Jersey

Conversion therapy in Jersey is unknown.

Current status

Unknown

Equal age of consent in Jersey

Equal age of consent in Jersey is equal.

Current status

Since Jul 5, 2006

Equal

Deputies in Jerseys State Assembly voted to equalize the age of consent for homosexual sex to heterosexual sex

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Jul 24, 1990–Jul 5, 2006

Unequal

When homosexuality was decriminalized, the age of consent for homosexual sex was 21. The age of consent was lowered from 21 to 18 in 1995.

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Until Jul 24, 1990

N/A

Before July 24th, 1990, the age of consent for homosexual sex was irrelevant, because it was illegal.

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Equality Index ?

97 / 100

Legal Rights

97 / 100

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