- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally 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
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Various reputable surveys conducted in Wales show support for LGBTQ+ rights.
Wales Surveys
Workplace Discrimination
(Stonewall Cymru, 2017)
History
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Wales is no censorship.
Current status
Since Nov 18, 2003
Since Nov 18, 2003
No censorship
In Wales, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Wales is not legally recognized.
Current status
Since Feb 10, 2004
Since Feb 10, 2004
Not legally recognized
Due to the fact that the UK does not recognise non-binary gender identity, Wales does not currently recognise non-binary gender identity
LGBT discrimination in Wales is illegal.
Current status
Since Oct 1, 2010
Since Oct 1, 2010
Illegal
All discrimination illegal
LGBT employment discrimination in Wales is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Oct 1, 2010
Since Oct 1, 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
All discrimination is illegal
LGBT housing discrimination in Wales is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Oct 1, 2010
Since Oct 1, 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
All discrimination is illegal
Same-sex adoption in Wales is legal.
Current status
Since Nov 7, 2002
Since Nov 7, 2002
Legal
As in the UK, IVF treatment is available for lesbian couples too.
Serving openly in military in Wales is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 12, 2000
Since Jan 12, 2000
Legal
Defence as part of United Kingdom
Blood donations by MSMs in Wales is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 14, 2021
Since Jun 14, 2021
Legal
Donors of any gender will be asked about their recent sexual activity, and those who have only had one sexual partner within the last 3-months will be eligible to donate.
Conversion therapy in Wales is not banned.
Current status
Since Nov 7, 2023
Since Nov 7, 2023
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned within Wales
Ambiguous
United Kingdom banned conversion therapy for sexual orientation only, not gender identity. Wales is however looking at banning the practice entirely, including for gender identity.
Until Mar 17, 2022
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending.
Equal age of consent in Wales is equal.
Current status
Since Nov 30, 2000
Since Nov 30, 2000
Equal
Same as in England.