Homosexuality
    ✖ Male illegal, female legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ Sexual orientation only
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    Ambiguous
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History

Homosexual activity in Kiribati

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Homosexual activity in Kiribati is male illegal, female legal.

Current status
Since 1977
Male illegal, female legal
Sexual activity between two males is illegal in Kiribati, with up to 14 years in prison as punishment. Sexual activity between two females is legal.
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Same-sex marriage in Kiribati

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Same-sex marriage in Kiribati is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Homosexuality is illegal in Kiribati.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kiribati

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kiribati is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Kiribati is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no legal framework for trans people to change their legal gender, even if transgenderism is ingrained in Kiribati culture under the term "Binabinaina".
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Gender-affirming care in Kiribati

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Gender-affirming care in Kiribati is legal.

Current status
Since 1999
Legal
In 1999, Kiribati adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.
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Legal, but restricted for minors
In 1991, Kiribati adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kiribati

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized.
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LGBT discrimination in Kiribati

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LGBT discrimination in Kiribati is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Only in employment.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Kiribati

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LGBT employment discrimination in Kiribati is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since Aug 20, 2015
Sexual orientation only
Under article 107(2)(b) of the Employment and Industrial Relations Code.

LGBT housing discrimination in Kiribati

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kiribati is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Kiribati

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Same-sex adoption in Kiribati is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws in place.
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Intersex infant surgery in Kiribati

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Intersex infant surgery in Kiribati is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Kiribati

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Serving openly in military in Kiribati is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Kiribati does not have a military.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Kiribati

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kiribati is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Kiribati

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Conversion therapy in Kiribati is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Kiribati.
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Equal age of consent in Kiribati

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Equal age of consent in Kiribati is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Equal for women, unequal for men
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LGBT Rights by Island Group

View the LGBT laws in each individual island group of Kiribati.