Compare LGBT Rights in Northern Mariana Islands & Palau

Equality Index ?
92 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2007
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2025
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Unknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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