Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✔ 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
    ✔ Banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Homosexual activity in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 27, 1969
Legal
Legalized when Canada legalized it.
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Same-sex marriage in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Same-sex marriage in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal.

Current status
Since Dec 21, 2004
Legal
Same-sex marriage is legal.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Newfoundland and Labrador is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Apr 12, 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Since April 12th 2016, it is no longer required in Newfoundland and Labrador to undergo surgeries to change one's gender marker.
May 28, 2009–Apr 11, 2016
Legal, but requires surgery
The Vital Statistics Act was passed on May 28th 2009, allowing transgender individuals to change their gender marker after undergoing sex reassignment surgery.

Before then, it was not possible to change it in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Gender-affirming care in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Gender-affirming care in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal.

Current status
Legal
Newfoundland and Labrador cover the following procedures:
-Breast augmentation (when no breast development for 18 months of hormone therapy)
-Mastectomy with chest masculinization (excluding implants and liposuction)
-Hysterectomy
-Orchiectomy
-Salpingo-oophorectomy
-Vaginoplasty (includes orchiectomy, penectomy, labiaplasty, -clitoroplasty; with or without construction of vaginal cavity)
Metoidioplasty
-Phalloplasty (includes urethroplasty, scrotoplasty, -vaginectomy, and insertion of testicular and approved penile implants)
-Voice therapy

The following are partially covered or covered under certain conditions:
-Insured out-of-province procedures not available in NFLD, at publicly funded facility, with prior approval
-Travel to access out-of-province procedures (airfare, accommodation, meals and local transportation. Some restrictions may apply)
-Hormone therapy may be covered through the Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug Program. NLPDP covers eligible prescription medications for those who are an eligible Medical Care Plan (MCP) beneficiary.
-If the prescription is on the special authorization listing, a physician would have to apply for the product through the NLPDP special authorization process.

Patients do not required a gender dysphoria diagnosis to be covered. As of November 2019, any healthcare provider meeting WPATH credential can assess surgical readiness.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Newfoundland and Labrador is recognized.

Current status
Since Sep 21, 2017
Recognized
Newfoundland and Labrador residents can change their IDs and birth certificates to a neutral gender marker option.
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LGBT discrimination in Newfoundland and Labrador

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LGBT discrimination in Newfoundland and Labrador is illegal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Illegal
Under the Newfoundland and Labrador. Under Bill C-16. Protection for gender identity and expression.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Newfoundland and Labrador

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LGBT employment discrimination in Newfoundland and Labrador is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Act. Protection for gender identity and expression.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Newfoundland and Labrador

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LGBT housing discrimination in Newfoundland and Labrador is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Act. Under Bill C-16
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Same-sex adoption in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Same-sex adoption in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2002
Legal
Under the amendment to the Newfoundland and Labrador Adoption Act.
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Intersex infant surgery in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Intersex infant surgery in Newfoundland and Labrador is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Currently there are no laws banning or monitoring surgeries on intersex infants in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Serving openly in military in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Serving openly in military in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Blood donations by MSMs in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 30, 2022
Legal
Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.
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Jun 3, 2019–Sep 30, 2022
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Following the Canadian Blood Services guidelines.
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2016–Jun 3, 2019
Banned (1-year deferral)
Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.
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Conversion therapy in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Conversion therapy in Newfoundland and Labrador is banned.

Current status
Since Dec 7, 2021
Banned
Banned in all of Canada
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Equal age of consent in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Equal age of consent in Newfoundland and Labrador is equal.

Current status
Equal
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