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LGBT rights in Oceania

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LGBT rights in Oceania
  Marriage performed
  Recognition of marriages performed elsewhere in country (American Samoa)
  No recognition of same-sex couples
  Constitutional limit on marriage (Palau)
  Unenforced ban on same-sex sexual activity
StatusLegal, with an equal age of consent, in 9 out of 15 countries
Legal, with an equal age of consent, in 11 out of 12 territories
Gender identityLegal in 3 out of 15 countries
Legal in 7 out of 12 territories
MilitaryAllowed to serve openly in 2 out of 6 countries having an army
Allowed in all 12 territories
Discrimination protectionsProtected in 7 out of 15 countries
Protected in 8 out of 12 territories
Family rights
Recognition of relationshipsRecognized in 2 out of 15 countries
Recognized in 8 out of 12 territories
RestrictionsSame-sex marriage constitutionally banned in 1 out of 15 countries
AdoptionLegal in 2 out of 15 countries
Legal in 7 out of 12 territories

Oceania is, like other regions, quite diverse in its laws regarding LGBT rights. This ranges from significant rights, including same-sex marriage – granted to the LGBT+ community in New Zealand, Australia, Guam, Hawaii, Easter Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Pitcairn Islands – to remaining criminal penalties for homosexual activity in six countries and one territory.[1] Although acceptance is growing across the Pacific, violence and social stigma remain issues for LGBT+ communities.[2] This also leads to problems with healthcare, including access to HIV treatment in countries such as Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands where homosexuality is criminalised.[3]

The United Kingdom introduced conservative social attitudes and anti-LGBT laws throughout the British Empire, including its colonies throughout the Pacific Ocean.[4] This legacy persists in anti-LGBT laws found in a majority of countries in the subsequent Commonwealth of Nations. Opponents of LGBT rights in Oceania have justified their stance by arguing it is supported by tradition and that homosexuality is a "Western vice", although anti-LGBT laws themselves are a colonial British legacy.[4] Several Pacific countries have ancient traditions predating colonisation that reflect a unique local perspective of sexuality and gender, such as the fa'afafine in Samoa and fakaleiti in Tonga.[4][5]

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Legislation by country or territory

Tables:

Australasia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression Lack of a Presence of Anti-LGBT laws
Australia Australia
(including territories of
 Christmas Island, the
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands and
 Norfolk Island)
Yes
Always legal for women. Male legal in some states and territories since 1975, nationwide since 1997. Tasmania was the last state to legalise male homosexuality; Equal age of consent in some states and territories since 1975, nationwide since 2016.
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes
Unregistered cohabitation nationally since 2009;
Domestic partnerships in Tasmania (2004),[6] South Australia (2007),[7] Victoria (2008),[8] New South Wales (2010),[9] and Queensland (2012);[10]
Civil unions in the Australian Capital Territory (2012)[11]
Yes
Legal since 2017[12]
Yes
Legal nationwide since 2018
Yes
Gay men and lesbians since 1992[13]; Transgender and intersex people since 2010[14]
Yes
Bans all anti-gay discrimination.[15]
Yes
Different regulations within each jurisdiction on change of sex. NSW explicitly legally requires sexual reassignment surgery to change sex on a birth certificate, since 1996.[16][17]
Yes
[18][19]
New Zealand New Zealand
Yes
Legal since 1986
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes
Unregistered cohabitation since 2002;
Civil unions since 2005
Yes
Legal since 2013[20]
Yes
Legal since 2013[20]
Yes
Since 1993; Includes transgender people[21]
Yes
Bans all anti-gay discrimination
Yes
Covered under the "sex discrimination" provision of the Human Rights Act 1993; From July 2023, change of sex on a birth certificate by self-determination.[22][23]
Yes

Melanesia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression Lack of a Presence of Anti-LGBT laws
Fiji Fiji
Yes
Legal since 2010
+ UN decl. sign.[24][1]
No
No
No
Yes
Bans all anti-gay discrimination[1]
Pathologization or attempted treatment of sexual orientation by mental health professionals illegal since 2010
Indonesia Indonesia
Yes
Legal (except in Aceh)[1][25]
No
No
No
No
Yes
Limited protection following legal process by the authorities.[26]
Yes
Transgender people allowed to change legal gender, but only after sex reassignment surgery.
No
New Caledonia New Caledonia
(Special collectivity of France)
Yes
Legal
(No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the collectivity)
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes
Civil solidarity pact since 2009[27]
Yes
Legal since 2013
Yes
Legal since 2013
Yes
France responsible for defence
Yes
Bans all anti-gay discrimination
Yes
Under French law
Yes
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
No
Male illegal
Penalty: 3 to 14 years imprisonment (Not enforced, Legalization proposed).
Yes
Female always legal[1]
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
No
Illegal
Penalty: Up to 14 years imprisonment (Not enforced, Legalization proposed).[1]
No
No
No
Has no military
No
[28]
No
No
Vanuatu Vanuatu
Yes
Legal
(No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed since independence[29])
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No
No
No
Yes
Bans some anti-gay discrimination
No

Micronesia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression Lack of a Presence of Anti-LGBT laws
Guam Guam
(Unincorporated territory of the United States)
Yes
Legal since 1978
Yes
Since 2015
Yes
Legal since 2015
Yes
Legal since 2002
Yes
United States responsible for defense[30][31]
Yes
Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Yes
Allowed to legally change gender, but requires sex reassignment surgery
Yes
Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia
Yes
Legal
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No
No
No
Has no military
Yes
Bans all anti-gay discrimination[32]
Kiribati Kiribati
No
Male illegal
Penalty: 5-14 years imprisonment (Not enforced, Legalization proposed).
Yes
Female legal[1]
No
No
No
Has no military
Yes
Bans some anti-gay discrimination
No
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands
Yes
Legal since 2005
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No
No
No
Has no military
Yes
Bans all anti-gay discrimination[33]
Nauru Nauru
Yes
Legal since 2016[34][35]
+ UN decl. sign.
No
No
No
Has no military
No

Pathologization or attempted treatment of sexual orientation by mental health professionals illegal since 2016
No
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands
(Unincorporated territory of the United States)
Yes
Legal since 1983
Yes
Since 2015
Yes
Legal since 2015
Yes
Legal since 2015
Yes
United States responsible for defense[30][31]
Yes
Bans some anti-gay discrimination[36][37]
Yes
Under the Vital Statistics Act of 2006
Yes
Palau Palau
Yes
Legal since 2014
+ UN decl. sign.[38]
No
No
Constitutional ban since 2008
No
Has no military
No
No
United States United States Minor Outlying Islands
(Unincorporated territories of the United States)
Yes
Legal
Yes
Yes
Legal
Yes
Legal
Yes
United States responsible for defense[30][31]
No
No
Yes

Polynesia

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression Lack of a Presence of Anti-LGBT laws
American Samoa American Samoa
(Unincorporated territory of the United States)[39]
Yes
Legal since 1980
No
/
Yes
Same-sex marriages recognized but not performed under Respect for Marriage Act since 2022.
No
/
Yes
Same-sex marriages recognized but not performed under Respect for Marriage Act since 2022.[40]
No
Yes
United States responsible for defense[30][31]
No
Yes
[41]
Cook Islands Cook Islands
(Part of the Realm of New Zealand)
Yes
Legal since 2023
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No
No
No
Yes
New Zealand responsible for defence
Yes
Bans some anti-gay discrimination[42]
No
Easter Island Easter Island
(Special territory of Chile)
Yes
Legal since 1999
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes
Civil unions since 2015[43]
Yes
Since 2022[44]
Yes
Since 2022[44]
Yes
Chile responsible for defence[45][46]
Yes
Bans all anti-gay discrimination[47]
Pathologization or attempted treatment of sexual orientation by mental health professionals illegal since 2021
Yes
Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name since 1974.
No surgeries or judicial order since 2019.[48]
Yes
French Polynesia French Polynesia
(Overseas collectivity of France)
Yes
Legal
(No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the collectivity)
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes
Since 2013
Yes
Legal since 2013
Yes
Legal since 2013
Yes
France responsible for defence
Yes
Bans all anti-gay discrimination
Yes
Under French law
Yes
Hawaii Hawaii
(Constituent state of the United States)
Yes
Since 1972
Yes
Since 1997
Yes
Since 2013
Yes
Since 2012
Yes
United States responsible for defence
Yes
Bans all anti-gay discrimination
Yes
Yes
Niue Niue
(Part of the Realm of New Zealand)
No
Male illegal
Penalty: 5-10 years imprisonment. (Not enforced, Legalization proposed).[49]
Yes
Female legal
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No
No
No
Yes
New Zealand responsible for defence
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
Yes
Legal since 2001
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes
Since 2015
Yes
Legal since 2015[50]
Yes
Legal since 2015[51]
Yes
UK responsible for defence
Yes
Constitutional ban on all anti-gay discrimination[52]
Yes
Samoa Samoa
No
Male illegal
Penalty: 5-7 years imprisonment (Not enforced). Legalization proposed
Yes
Female always legal
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No
No
No
Has no military
Yes
Bans some anti-gay discrimination[53]
Pathologization or attempted treatment of sexual orientation by mental health professionals illegal since 2007
Samoa has a large transgender or "third-gender" community called the fa'afafine. They are a recognized part of traditional Samoan customs.
Yes
/
No
Tokelau Tokelau
(Dependent territory of the Realm of New Zealand)
Yes
Legal since 2003[54]
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No
No
No
Yes
New Zealand responsible for defence
No
No
Tonga Tonga
No
Male illegal
Penalty: Up to 10 years imprisonment (Not enforced, Legalization proposed).
Yes
Female always legal[1]
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Tuvalu Tuvalu
No
Male illegal
Penalty: Up to 14 years imprisonment (Not enforced). Legalization proposed
Yes
Female legal
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No
No
Consitutional ban since 2023
No
Has no military
Yes
Bans some anti-gay discrimination
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna
(Overseas collectivity of France)
Yes
Legal
(No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the collectivity)
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes
Civil solidarity pact since 2009
Yes
Legal since 2013
Yes
Legal since 2013
Yes
France responsible for defence
Yes
Bans all anti-gay discrimination
Yes
Under French law
Yes


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