- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- 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
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in New South Wales is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 8, 1984
Legal
There are no legal restrictions against gay sex in New South Wales.
Same-sex marriage in New South Wales is legal.
Current status
Since Dec 9, 2017
Legal
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day.
Until Jul 1, 2010
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issues in New South Wales is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In New South Wales, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in New South Wales is legal, but requires surgery.
A new law will be going into effect in 5 months.
Going into effect Jul 1, 2025
Legal, no restrictions
Changing legal gender is a state/territory matter. From 2025, all states and territories now allow their residents to change their official gender on their marker without surgery.
Current status
Until Jul 1, 2025
Legal, but requires surgery
Change your gender requires GRS, top surgery, or an orchiectomy.
Gender-affirming care in New South Wales is legal.
Current status
Since 1991
Legal under federal Australia law
Australian youth can begin accessing puberty blockers at the age of 10, full HRT is not typically prescribed until 16 and GCS is often not done until 18. However nobody can access irreversible treatment until 15.
For Oestrogen or Testosterone two independent child and adolescent psychiatrists must do a standardised assessment of psychological development as well as a formal assessment of the child’s gender identification and capacity to understand the proposed treatment. A paediatric endocrinologist establishes the child’s pubertal stage, excludes disorders and discusses with the child and parents the effects and risks of puberty suppression.
For Puberty blockers a young person requires a multidisciplinary team consisting of a paediatrician, two mental health professionals (one must be a psychiatrist), and a fertility expert, to agree treatment is in the child’s best interests. It is then necessary to make an application to the Family Court for authorisation of treatment.
For Oestrogen or Testosterone two independent child and adolescent psychiatrists must do a standardised assessment of psychological development as well as a formal assessment of the child’s gender identification and capacity to understand the proposed treatment. A paediatric endocrinologist establishes the child’s pubertal stage, excludes disorders and discusses with the child and parents the effects and risks of puberty suppression.
For Puberty blockers a young person requires a multidisciplinary team consisting of a paediatrician, two mental health professionals (one must be a psychiatrist), and a fertility expert, to agree treatment is in the child’s best interests. It is then necessary to make an application to the Family Court for authorisation of treatment.
LGBT discrimination in New South Wales is illegal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1983
Illegal
under the Sex Discrimination Amendment Act.
LGBT employment discrimination in New South Wales is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since 1983
Sexual orientation and gender identity
State law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "homosexuality" and "transgender status". The relevant law is Part 3A and Part 4C of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.
Federal law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation", "gender identity" and "intersex status". The relevant law is section 14 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.
Federal law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation", "gender identity" and "intersex status". The relevant law is section 14 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.
LGBT housing discrimination in New South Wales is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Intersex infant surgery in New South Wales is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
No territory or state besides the Australian Capital Territory has banned intersex infant surgery.
Serving openly in military in New South Wales is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in New South Wales is not banned.
A new law will be going into effect in 2 months.
Going into effect Mar 22, 2025
Banned
On March 22nd, 2024, New South Wales passed a bill that would ban conversion therapy for sexual orientation and gender identity; effective twelve months later.
Current status
Until Mar 21, 2025
Not banned
Conversion therapy has not been outlawed in New South Wales.
Equal age of consent in New South Wales is equal.
Current status
Since May 27, 2003
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