Grand Cay 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
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    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 Grand Cay

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Homosexual activity in Grand Cay 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 Grand Cay

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Same-sex marriage in Grand Cay 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 Grand Cay

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Grand Cay 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 Grand Cay

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Right to change legal gender in Grand Cay is illegal.

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

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Gender-affirming care in Grand Cay 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
Details
Sources:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Grand Cay

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Grand Cay 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 Grand Cay

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LGBT discrimination in Grand Cay is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since Apr 11, 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2003, Section 1 of the Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act includes “sexual life” among the protected sensitive personal data.

The Communications Act (2009) states that The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) may by determination issue regulatory and other measures to regulate content services intended for reception by subscribers of carriage services or by broadcasting. URCA shall issue codes of practice which will be taken into account the matter that is likely to incite or perpetuate hatred against, or vilifies, any person or group on the basis of gender and sexual preference, among others.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/bahamas-lgbti
laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/ima…
laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/ima…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Grand Cay

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LGBT employment discrimination in Grand Cay 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 Grand Cay

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LGBT housing discrimination in Grand Cay 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 Grand Cay

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Same-sex adoption in Grand Cay 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 Grand Cay

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Intersex infant surgery in Grand Cay is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Grand Cay

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Serving openly in military in Grand Cay 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 Grand Cay

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Blood donations by MSMs in Grand Cay is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Grand Cay

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Conversion therapy in Grand Cay is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized in the country.
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Equal age of consent in Grand Cay

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Equal age of consent in Grand Cay 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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