Shéfa is governed by federal Vanuatu law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Same-sex marriage in Shéfa is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Legalization of gay unions and gay marriage pending.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Shéfa is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Vanuatu, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Shéfa is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Local NGOs report that it is not possible to change gender markers.
Gender-affirming care in Shéfa is restricted.
Current status
Restricted
Gender-affirming care in Vanuatu is restricted.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Shéfa is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Vanuatu does not currently recognize intersex as a biological sex on legal documents. Intersex individuals in Vanuatu may face challenges in accessing basic human rights and healthcare, not to mention discrimination and social stigma.
LGBT discrimination in Shéfa is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since 2013
LGBT employment discrimination in Shéfa is no protections.
Current status
No protections
The Employment Act does not provide explicit protections for LGBT people.
LGBT housing discrimination in Shéfa is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no legal protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing.
Same-sex adoption in Shéfa is single only.
Current status
Single only
No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples. Changes pending.
Serving openly in military in Shéfa is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Vanuatu has no standing army.
Conversion therapy in Shéfa is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Vanuatu.
Equal age of consent in Shéfa is equal.
Current status
Since 2007
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Alternative names: Sandwich Island, Vaté, Éfaté