Compare LGBT Rights in Heard Island and McDonald Islands & Northern Territory

Equality Index ?
90 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
90 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
61 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1984
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1991
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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