Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✔ Recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✔ Banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Saskatchewan

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Homosexual activity in Saskatchewan is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1969
Legal
Nationwide.
Sources:
Nationwide.
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Same-sex marriage in Saskatchewan

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Same-sex marriage in Saskatchewan is legal.

Current status
Since Nov 5, 2004
Legal
Queen's Bench Justice Donna Wilson Ruled It unconstitutional.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Saskatchewan

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Saskatchewan is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Saskatchewan is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Feb 25, 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Since February 25th 2016, the requirements for legally changing one's gender marker no longer includes surgeries in Saskatchewan.
Aug 31, 2009–Feb 24, 2016
Legal, but requires surgery
Surgery is required in the Vital Statistics Act.
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Gender-affirming care in Saskatchewan

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Gender-affirming care in Saskatchewan is legal.

Current status
Legal
Saskatchewan currently covers the following procedures:
-Hysterectomy
-Mastectomy
-Oophorectomy
-Metoidioplasty
-Orchiectomy
-Vaginoplasty (with or without vaginal canal)
-Phalloplasty
-Voice therapy

Hormones are partially covered.
Approval is required for coverage. Saskatchewan may cover up to 100% of the cost for out of province procedures.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Saskatchewan

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Saskatchewan is recognized.

Current status
Since May 26, 2018
Recognized
Saskatchewan residents can request an X gender marker on their IDs or birth certificates or opt to remove the marker altogether.

LGBT discrimination in Saskatchewan

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LGBT discrimination in Saskatchewan is illegal.

Current status
Since 2014
Illegal
Protection for Sexual orientation province wide and gender identity and expression under bill C-16. Gender identity protection added to the provincial protections in 2014
Until 2014
Illegal in some contexts
Only thing it doesn't have protection for gender identity. Protected under the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Saskatchewan

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LGBT employment discrimination in Saskatchewan is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Saskatchewan Human Rights Code. Under Bill C-16.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Saskatchewan

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LGBT housing discrimination in Saskatchewan is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under SASK Human Rights Code. Under Bill C-16.
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Same-sex adoption in Saskatchewan

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Same-sex adoption in Saskatchewan is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Legal
Under Federal Bill and provincial Bill. The provincial bill is Adoption Act 1998
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Intersex infant surgery in Saskatchewan

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Intersex infant surgery in Saskatchewan is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Currently there are no laws banning or monitoring surgeries on intersex infants in Saskatchewan.
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Serving openly in military in Saskatchewan

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Serving openly in military in Saskatchewan is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1969
Legal
legal under federal army. legal since
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Blood donations by MSMs in Saskatchewan

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Blood donations by MSMs in Saskatchewan is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 30, 2022
Legal
Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.
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Jun 3, 2019–Sep 30, 2022
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.
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2016–Jun 3, 2019
Banned (1-year deferral)
Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.
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Conversion therapy in Saskatchewan

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Conversion therapy in Saskatchewan is banned.

Current status
Banned
Banned in all of Canada
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Equal age of consent in Saskatchewan

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Equal age of consent in Saskatchewan is equal.

Current status
Since Jun 21, 2019
Equal
Under federal legislation.