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

Homosexual activity in Falkland Islands

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Homosexual activity in Falkland Islands is legal.

Current status
Since 1989
Legal
Same-sex sexual activity in the Falkland Islands has been legal since 1989.
Details
Sources:
chicago.gopride.com/news/ar…
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Same-sex marriage in Falkland Islands

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Same-sex marriage in Falkland Islands is legal.

Current status
Since Mar 30, 2017
Legal
The Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2017 introduced Civil Partnerships and modified the Marriage Ordinance 1996 to state that same-sex marriages are lawful and would be treated the same as marriage between a man and a woman.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2017062…//www.fig.gov.fk/assembly/index.php/public-papers/assembly-transcripts/finish/415-2017/5320-order-paper-30-march-2017
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Until Mar 29, 2017
Banned
No kinds of same-sex unions are recognized by the Government of the Falkland Islands.
Details
Sources:
falklands.gov.fk/assets/The…
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Falkland Islands

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Falkland Islands is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Falkland Islands is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Apr 4, 2005
Legal, no restrictions
UK changes of gender are recognised. The Criminal Procedure and Evidence Ordinance 2014 states "the gender of an individual is his or her gender as registered at birth, unless the person possesses a gender recognition certificate issued under section 9 of the UK Gender Recognition Act 2004, in which case the person's gender is the acquired gender."
Details
Sources:
legislation.gov.fk/view/who…
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Until 2014
Ambiguous
No laws in place to allow change of gender.
Details
Sources:
No laws enabling this.
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Gender-affirming care in Falkland Islands

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Gender-affirming care in Falkland Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Falkland Islands

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
No laws currently recognise non-binary gender.
Details
Sources:
No laws currently recognise non-binary gender.
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LGBT discrimination in Falkland Islands

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LGBT discrimination in Falkland Islands is illegal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2008
Illegal
Discrimination of LGBTQ+ is currently illegal and can result in being fined or/and imprisonment.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org, Wikipedia (locked)
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LGBT employment discrimination in Falkland Islands

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LGBT employment discrimination in Falkland Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2008
Sexual orientation and gender identity
As of 2008 (no specific date, N/D), rejecting employment due to sexual orientation or/and gender identity is currently illegal.
Details
Sources:
self.gutenberg.org/articles… singaporelegaladvice.com/la…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Falkland Islands

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LGBT housing discrimination in Falkland Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2008
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Housing Discrimination laws completely protect sexual orientation and gender identity.
Details
Sources:
islands.com/15-most-welcomi…

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Same-sex adoption in Falkland Islands

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Same-sex adoption in Falkland Islands is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Legal
Same-sex adoption is legal as of 2017.
Details
Sources:
equaldex.com/issue/adoption

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Intersex infant surgery in Falkland Islands

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Intersex infant surgery in Falkland Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Falkland Islands

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Serving openly in military in Falkland Islands is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 12, 2000
Legal
Serving openly in the military is legal as of the 2000's.
Details
Sources:
hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/en…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Falkland Islands

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Blood donations by MSMs in Falkland Islands is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 26, 2022
Legal
There is no restrictions on MSMs donating blood anymore on the Falkland Islands.
Details
Sources:
falklands.gov.fk/health/com…
falklands.gov.fk/health/notices
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Jan 1, 2011–Sep 26, 2022
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
As of 2011, a 3 month deferral is applied after same-sex intercourse. Meaning, the couple must wait 3 months after intercourse to donate blood.
Details
Sources:
nicholasroberts.org/writing…
falklands.gov.fk/health/notices
falklands.gov.fk/health/com…
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Conversion therapy in Falkland Islands

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Conversion therapy in Falkland Islands is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
No laws currently ban conversion therapy.
Details
Sources:
No laws currently ban conversion therapy.
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Equal age of consent in Falkland Islands

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Equal age of consent in Falkland Islands is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2005
Equal
Age of Consent for sex is equal in the Falkland Islands.
Details
Sources:
equaldex.com
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