Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    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
    ✔ Banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Nunavut

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Homosexual activity in Nunavut is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1969
Legal
Nationwide.
Sources:
Nationwide legal.
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Same-sex marriage in Nunavut

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Same-sex marriage in Nunavut is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 20, 2005
Legal
Under Canadian law there is a bill named Civil Marriage Act that was passed in 2005. This is from the Canadian government.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Nunavut

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Nunavut is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Nunavut is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Nationwide.
Sources:
Nationwide.
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Gender-affirming care in Nunavut

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Gender-affirming care in Nunavut is legal.

Current status
Legal
The government of Nunavut is partnering with the Montreal GRS to provide gender reassignment surgeries.

Most care requires assessments and referrals from specialists. Among the care covered is:
-Mental health services
-Chest surgery
-Genital surgery (hysterectomy, vaginoplasty and phalloplasty)
-Genital reconstruction

Hormone therapy is partially covered and must be prescribed.

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Nunavut

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Nunavut does not currently recognize non-binary as a legal gender.
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LGBT discrimination in Nunavut

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LGBT discrimination in Nunavut is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Under the Nunavut Human Rights Act.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Nunavut

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LGBT employment discrimination in Nunavut is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Nunavut Human Rights Act.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Nunavut

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LGBT housing discrimination in Nunavut is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under The Nunavut Human Rights Act.
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Same-sex adoption in Nunavut

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Same-sex adoption in Nunavut is legal.

Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Sources:
Nationwide.
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Intersex infant surgery in Nunavut

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Intersex infant surgery in Nunavut is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is currently no laws in Nunavut banning or monitoring surgeries on intersex infants.
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Serving openly in military in Nunavut

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Serving openly in military in Nunavut is legal.

Current status
Since Oct 10, 1992
Legal
Under federal jurisdiction.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Nunavut

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Blood donations by MSMs in Nunavut 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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Jun 20, 2016–Jun 3, 2019
Banned (1-year deferral)
Following the Canadian Blood Services guidelines.
May 22, 2013–Jun 20, 2016
Banned (5-year deferral)
Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.
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1977–May 22, 2013
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Following Canadian Blood Services guidelines.
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Conversion therapy in Nunavut

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Conversion therapy in Nunavut is banned.

Current status
Since Dec 7, 2021
Banned
Banned through all of Canada
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Until Dec 7, 2021
Not banned
Was banned federally in 2021.
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Equal age of consent in Nunavut

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Equal age of consent in Nunavut is equal.

Current status
Since Jun 21, 2019
Equal
Under federal legislation.
Until Jun 21, 2019
Unequal
Under federal legislation. General age of consent was at 16, while anal sex was at 18.
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