- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Public opinion polls in British Columbia have found that acceptance for LGBTQ+ individuals is prevalent.
British Columbia Surveys
History
Same-sex marriage in British Columbia is legal.
Current status
Since Jul 8, 2003
Since Jul 8, 2003
Legal
British Columbia became the second province in Canada behind Ontario to legalize gay marriage.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in British Columbia is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In British Columbia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in British Columbia is recognized.
Current status
Since Nov 1, 2018
Since Nov 1, 2018
Recognized
British Columbia residents can ask for an X gender marker on their driver’s license, identity card, birth certificate and BC Services Card.
LGBT discrimination in British Columbia is illegal.
Current status
Since 1996
Since 1996
Illegal
Outlined in BC Human Rights Code
LGBT employment discrimination in British Columbia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jul 25, 2016
Since Jul 25, 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
BC Legislature passed a bill adding gender identity to protected class in the BC Human Rights Code
LGBT housing discrimination in British Columbia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jul 25, 2016
Since Jul 25, 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
BC Legislature passed a bill to include gender identity in the protected class for BC Human Rights Code
Same-sex adoption in British Columbia is legal.
Current status
Since Jul 4, 1995
Since Jul 4, 1995
Legal
British-Columbia was the first province to allow gay couples to adopt children.
M v. H (Canada) rules that Constitution protects same-sex couples federally.
M v. H (Canada) rules that Constitution protects same-sex couples federally.
Blood donations by MSMs in British Columbia is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 30, 2022
Since Sep 30, 2022
Legal
Following the Canadian Blood Services guidelines.
Conversion therapy in British Columbia is banned.
Current status
Banned
Banned in all of Canada
Equal age of consent in British Columbia is equal.
Current status
Since Jun 21, 2019
Since Jun 21, 2019
Equal
Equal age of consent at 16. Previously, anal sex was set at 18.