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
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    Ambiguous
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Turks and Caicos Islands

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Homosexual activity in Turks and Caicos Islands is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2001
Legal
On 13 December 2000, Caribbean Territories (Criminal Law) Order 2000 decriminalised consensual same-sex acts in private for two people over the age of 18. The order came in to force on 1 January 2001. It does not apply to acts with more than two parties, or in public lavatories.

Same-sex marriage in Turks and Caicos Islands

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Same-sex marriage in Turks and Caicos Islands is foreign same-sex marriages recognized only.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2011
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Required legalization. Gay Marriage and Gay Unions pending. Under the 2018 IACHR Ruling.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Turks and Caicos Islands

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Turks and Caicos Islands is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Turks and Caicos Islands is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
No laws in place.
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Gender-affirming care in Turks and Caicos Islands

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Gender-affirming care in Turks and Caicos Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Turks and Caicos Islands

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Turks and Caicos Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Turks and Caicos Islands

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LGBT discrimination in Turks and Caicos Islands is illegal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2011
Illegal
Under the Constitution.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Turks and Caicos Islands

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LGBT employment discrimination in Turks and Caicos Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2011
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Constitution.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Turks and Caicos Islands

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LGBT housing discrimination in Turks and Caicos Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2011
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Constitution.
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Same-sex adoption in Turks and Caicos Islands

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Same-sex adoption in Turks and Caicos Islands is single only.

Current status
Single only
Legalization pending.
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Intersex infant surgery in Turks and Caicos Islands

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Intersex infant surgery in Turks and Caicos Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Turks and Caicos Islands

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Serving openly in military in Turks and Caicos Islands is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Turks and Caicos Islands

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Blood donations by MSMs in Turks and Caicos Islands is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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Conversion therapy in Turks and Caicos Islands

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Conversion therapy in Turks and Caicos Islands is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
To the best of ILGA World’s knowledge, laws in force in Turks and Caicos (UK) do not regulate or restrict sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression change efforts (SOGIECE), regularly known as “conversion therapies”.
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Equal age of consent in Turks and Caicos Islands

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Equal age of consent in Turks and Caicos Islands is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2000
Equal
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