- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Same-sex marriage in West Coast is legal.
Censorship of LGBT issues in West Coast is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in West Coast is legal, no restrictions.
Gender-affirming care in West Coast is legal.
Access to Puberty Blockers for minors under 16 whilst still not restricted sees further scrutiny as of late 2024 with the following position
"Noting that the Government has signalled an intent to consider regulating puberty blocker prescribing in gender-affirming care, clinicians should exercise caution in prescribing. Clinicians who initiate puberty blockers should be experienced in providing gender-affirming care and be part of an interprofessional team offering a full range of supports to young people presenting with gender-related issues."
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in West Coast is recognized.
LGBT discrimination in West Coast is illegal in some contexts.
There is no explicit protection from discrimination based on gender identity/expression. In 2023, the Human Rights Amendment Bill (2023) was introduced in parliament to include “gender identity”.
LGBT employment discrimination in West Coast is sexual orientation only.
There is no explicit protection from discrimination based on gender identity/expression. In 2023, the Human Rights Amendment Bill (2023) was introduced in parliament to include “gender identity”.
LGBT housing discrimination in West Coast is sexual orientation only.
There is no explicit protection from discrimination based on gender identity/expression. In 2023, the Human Rights Amendment Bill (2023) was introduced in parliament to include “gender identity”.
Same-sex adoption in West Coast is legal.
Intersex infant surgery in West Coast is not banned.
Blood donations by MSMs in West Coast is banned (less than 6-month deferral).
Conversion therapy in West Coast is banned.