- 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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Homosexual activity in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal.
Same-sex marriage in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Newfoundland and Labrador is no censorship.
Gender-affirming care in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal.
-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.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Newfoundland and Labrador is recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Newfoundland and Labrador is illegal.
LGBT employment discrimination in Newfoundland and Labrador is sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in Newfoundland and Labrador is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Same-sex adoption in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal.
Intersex infant surgery in Newfoundland and Labrador is not banned.
Serving openly in military in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Newfoundland and Labrador is legal.
Conversion therapy in Newfoundland and Labrador is banned.
Equal age of consent in Newfoundland and Labrador is equal.