Acklins Islands is governed by federal Bahamas law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✖ Unequal
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History

Homosexual activity in Acklins Islands

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Homosexual activity in Acklins Islands is legal.

Current status
Since 1991
Legal
Legal between consenting adults.
Details
Sources:
glapn.org/sodomylaws/world/…
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Same-sex marriage in Acklins Islands

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Same-sex marriage in Acklins Islands is banned.

Current status
Banned
The Bahamas Marriage Act defines marriage as only being possible between a man and a woman.
Details
Sources:
laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/ima…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Acklins Islands

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Acklins Islands is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Bahamas, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Acklins Islands

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Right to change legal gender in Acklins Islands is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Not possible under current Constitution.
Details
Sources:
nationalgeographic.com/maga…
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Gender-affirming care in Acklins Islands

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Gender-affirming care in Acklins Islands is legal.

Current status
Since 1999
Legal
In 1999, Bahamas adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.
Details
Sources:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/…
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Legal, but restricted for minors
In 1980, Bahamas adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.
Details
Sources:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/…
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Until 1980
Banned
Medical transition is not possible
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Sources:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Acklins Islands

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Acklins Islands is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Not currently possible to change legal gender, including to non-binary.
Details
Sources:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl…
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LGBT discrimination in Acklins Islands

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LGBT discrimination in Acklins Islands is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections available.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/bahamas-lgbti
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LGBT employment discrimination in Acklins Islands

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LGBT employment discrimination in Acklins Islands is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections available.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/bahamas-lgbti
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LGBT housing discrimination in Acklins Islands

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LGBT housing discrimination in Acklins Islands is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections available.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/bahamas-lgbti
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Same-sex adoption in Acklins Islands

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Same-sex adoption in Acklins Islands is single only.

Current status
Since Oct 6, 2017
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples. Legalization pending.
Details
Sources:
travel.state.gov/content/ad…
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Intersex infant surgery in Acklins Islands

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Intersex infant surgery in Acklins Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Acklins Islands

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Serving openly in military in Acklins Islands is legal.

Current status
Since May 8, 1998
Legal
President of Bahamas made an announcement in 1998, explicitly supporting LGBTQ+ individuals to serve in the military
Details
Sources:
palmcenter.org/research/nat…
gaytoday.com/garchive/world…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Acklins Islands

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Blood donations by MSMs in Acklins Islands is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Acklins Islands

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Conversion therapy in Acklins Islands is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized in the country.
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Equal age of consent in Acklins Islands

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Equal age of consent in Acklins Islands is unequal.

Current status
Unequal
Set at 16 years for straight couples, and 18 years for same-sex couples.
Details
Sources:
oas.org/dil/Sexual_Offences…
refugeelegalaidinformation.…
ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_…
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