LGBT Rights in Line Islands Island Group

Line Islands is governed by federal Kiribati law. Learn more
    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 and gender identity
    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 Line Islands

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Homosexual activity in Line Islands 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 Line Islands

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Same-sex marriage in Line Islands is unrecognized.

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

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Line Islands 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 Line Islands

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Right to change legal gender in Line Islands 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 Line Islands

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Gender-affirming care in Line Islands 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 Line Islands

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized.
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LGBT discrimination in Line Islands

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LGBT discrimination in Line Islands 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 Line Islands

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

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under article 107 2 b
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LGBT housing discrimination in Line Islands

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LGBT housing discrimination in Line Islands is no protections.

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

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Same-sex adoption in Line Islands is single only.

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

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Intersex infant surgery in Line Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Line Islands

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Serving openly in military in Line Islands is n/a.

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

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Blood donations by MSMs in Line Islands is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Line Islands

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Conversion therapy in Line Islands 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 Line Islands

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Equal age of consent in Line Islands is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Equal for women, unequal for men
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