Compare LGBT Rights in Western & MacCarthy Island

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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