Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    Ambiguous
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Sint Maarten

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Homosexual activity in Sint Maarten is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Same-sex marriage in Sint Maarten

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Same-sex marriage in Sint Maarten is foreign same-sex marriages recognized only.

Current status
Since Oct 10, 2010
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Marriages performed in the Kingdom of the Netherlands are recognised. They are not however performed in Sint Maarten. Additionally, the official government website specifies a "bride" and "groom".

Censorship of LGBT issues in Sint Maarten

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Sint Maarten is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Sint Maarten is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2011
Ambiguous
No laws in place.
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Gender-affirming care in Sint Maarten

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Gender-affirming care in Sint Maarten is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sint Maarten

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sint Maarten is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Sint Maarten

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LGBT discrimination in Sint Maarten is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since Apr 13, 2007
Illegal in some contexts
The Sint Maarten penal code (Article 2:61) makes discrimination illegal if against a hetero- or homosexual orientation.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Sint Maarten

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LGBT employment discrimination in Sint Maarten is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Sint Maarten

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LGBT housing discrimination in Sint Maarten is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Sint Maarten

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Same-sex adoption in Sint Maarten is single only.

Current status
Single only
No other laws in place.
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Intersex infant surgery in Sint Maarten

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Intersex infant surgery in Sint Maarten is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Sint Maarten

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Serving openly in military in Sint Maarten is legal.

Current status
Since 1974
Legal
The Netherlands is responsible for defence.
Sources:
The Netherlands is responsible for defence.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Sint Maarten

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Blood donations by MSMs in Sint Maarten is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Sint Maarten

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Conversion therapy in Sint Maarten is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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Equal age of consent in Sint Maarten

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Equal age of consent in Sint Maarten is equal.

Current status
Equal
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