Compare LGBT Rights in Victoria & New South Wales

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
58 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1980
Legal
Since 1984
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2020
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 1983
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1983
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2003
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