Compare LGBT Rights in Newfoundland and Labrador & Nova Scotia

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
95 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2004
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Recognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2001
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
Equal
Since 2019
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