- Homosexuality
- ⚢Unknown
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- Unknown
- Changing Gender
- Unknown
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- Unknown
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Same-sex marriage in Batanes is banned.
Current status
Since Aug 3, 1988
Banned under federal Philippines law
Article 1 of an executive order titled "Family Code of the Philippines" defines marriage as "a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman".
Censorship of LGBT issues in Batanes is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Right to change legal gender in Batanes is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Batanes is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Batanes is unknown.
Until Sep 16, 2003
No protections under federal Philippines law
Although certain regions of the Philippines have anti discrimination laws but they are not being widely and properly enforce nor followed. Though LGBT rights groups around the country demand the passing of the Equality Bill.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT employment discrimination in Batanes is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT housing discrimination in Batanes is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Intersex infant surgery in Batanes is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Batanes is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMs in Batanes is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
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