Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    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
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Tasmania

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Homosexual activity in Tasmania is legal.

Current status
Since May 1, 1997
Legal
Tasmania decriminalizes homosexual activity, making homosexual activity legal in all Australian states.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Willett, Graham (2000). Living Out Loud: A History of Gay and Lesbian activism in Australia. Allen & Unwin. p. 237. ISBN 1 86448 949 9.
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Same-sex marriage in Tasmania

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Same-sex marriage in Tasmania is legal.

Current status
Since Dec 9, 2017
Legal
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
news.com.au/lifestyle/gay-m…

theguardian.com/australia-n…

nytimes.com/2017/12/07/worl…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Tasmania

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Tasmania is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Tasmania, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Right to change legal gender in Tasmania

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Right to change legal gender in Tasmania is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Legal, no restrictions
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Gender-Affirming Care in Tasmania

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Gender-Affirming Care in Tasmania is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Tasmania

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Tasmania is recognized.

Current status
Since 2019
Recognized
Non-binary gender is legally recognized in Tasmania.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
justice.tas.gov.au/bdm/forms#Birth
legislation.tas.gov.au/view…
utas.edu.au/communications/…
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LGBT discrimination in Tasmania

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LGBT discrimination in Tasmania is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Tasmania

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

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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LGBT housing discrimination in Tasmania

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LGBT housing discrimination in Tasmania is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Same-sex adoption in Tasmania

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Same-sex adoption in Tasmania is legal.

Current status
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Serving openly in military in Tasmania

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Serving openly in military in Tasmania is legal.

Current status
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Intersex infant surgery in Tasmania

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Intersex infant surgery in Tasmania is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Tasmania

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Blood donations by MSMs in Tasmania is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 3, 2023
Legal
In all of Australia
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
healthtimes.com.au/hub/publ…
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Jan 31, 2021–Jun 3, 2023
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since January 31, 2021, the deferral period has been reduced to three months.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
news.com.au/lifestyle/healt…
healthtimes.com.au/hub/publ…
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Until Jan 31, 2021
Banned (1-year deferral)
Before January 31, 2021, a one year deferral was in place.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
news.com.au/lifestyle/healt…
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Conversion therapy in Tasmania

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Conversion therapy in Tasmania is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There are no laws in place banning conversion therapy. However, the Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLR) is pushing for a conversion therapy ban, among other amendments to the law regarding LGBT.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
utas.edu.au/law-reform/news…
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Equal age of consent in Tasmania

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Equal age of consent in Tasmania is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2016
Equal
Since 2016.
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