Compare LGBT Rights in Marshall Islands & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2005
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1988
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
Equal
Since 2007
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