Compare LGBT Rights in New South Wales & Queensland

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
77 / 100
Legal Index ?
81 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
58 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1984
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1983
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityUnknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2020
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2003
Equal
Since 2016
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