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 Prince Edward Island

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Homosexual activity in Prince Edward Island is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1969
Legal
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Same-sex marriage in Prince Edward Island

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Same-sex marriage in Prince Edward Island is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2008
Legal
under the Marriage Act.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Prince Edward Island

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Prince Edward Island is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Prince Edward Island is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Apr 13, 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Since April 13th 2016, it is no longer necessary to have undergone surgeries to be able to change one's gender marker in PEI.

Gender-affirming care in Prince Edward Island

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Gender-affirming care in Prince Edward Island is legal.

Current status
Legal
Prince Edward Island covers the following procedures:
-Hysterectomy
-Mastectomy with chest masculinization
-Breast augmentation
-Metoidioplasty
-Clitoral release
-Erectile/testicular implant
-Oophorectomy
-Phalloplasty
-Scrotoplasty
-Vaginectomy
-Clitoroplasty
-Labiaplasty
-Orchiectomy
-Penectomy
-Vaginoplasty

Hormones are partially covered.

Patients do not required a gender dysphoria diagnosis to get coverage. Any family doctor or nurse practitioner can prescribe hormones. To get coverage, patients must be referred by a healthcare provider and get pre-approval from Health PEI.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Prince Edward Island

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Prince Edward Island is recognized.

Current status
Since Mar 6, 2021
Recognized
Prince Edward Island residents can change their IDs and birth certificate to a gender neutral marking.
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Until Mar 6, 2021
Not legally recognized
Before March 6th 2021, PEI had no legal recognition of non-binary people.
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LGBT discrimination in Prince Edward Island

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LGBT discrimination in Prince Edward Island is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Gender identity is not included. Under bill C-16.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Prince Edward Island

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LGBT employment discrimination in Prince Edward Island is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the PEI Human Rights Act.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Prince Edward Island

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LGBT housing discrimination in Prince Edward Island is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the PEI Human Rights Act.
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Same-sex adoption in Prince Edward Island

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Same-sex adoption in Prince Edward Island is legal.

Current status
Since Dec 21, 2009
Legal
On December 21st 2009, Prince Edward Island updated all mentions such as "husband and wife" and "mother and father" to be gender neutral, ensuring same-sex couples the same recognition.

Intersex infant surgery in Prince Edward Island

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Intersex infant surgery in Prince Edward Island is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Currently there are no laws banning or monitoring surgery on intersex infants on Prince-Edward Island.
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Serving openly in military in Prince Edward Island

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Serving openly in military in Prince Edward Island is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Legal
Nationwide.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Prince Edward Island

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

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Conversion therapy in Prince Edward Island is banned.

Current status
Since Nov 2019
Banned
Prince Edward Island banned conversion therapy in November of 2019.

Later on, Canada banned it federally in 2022.
Until Nov 2019
Not banned
Before November 2019, PEI did not have any bans on conversion therapy.
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Equal age of consent in Prince Edward Island

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Equal age of consent in Prince Edward Island 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 16, while anal sex consent was at 18.
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