Compare LGBT Rights in New South Wales & Western Australia

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
81 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
58 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1984
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2000
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1983
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2003
Equal
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