LGBT rights in Nauru

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LGBT rights in Nauru
Nauru
Same-sex sexual activity legal? Legal since 2016
Gender identity/expression -
Military service Has no military
Discrimination protections No[1]
Family rights
Recognition of
relationships		 No
Adoption No[2]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people living in Nauru face legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBT persons. Same-sex sexual activity is legal but there is no legal recognition of same-sex unions.

History

Same-sex sexual activity was criminalised in 1921 when the island adopted the Criminal Code of Queensland (the Criminal Code 1899), which was retained following Nauruan independence in 1968.

In January 2011, Mathew Batsiua, Minister for Health, Justice and Sports, stated that the decriminalisation of "homosexual activity between consenting adults" was "under active consideration".[3][4] In October 2011, the government pledged to decriminalise same-sex sexual acts.[5][6][7]

In May 2016, the Nauruan parliament passed the Crimes Act 2016 which repealed the Criminal Code 1899 and therefore legalised same-sex sexual activity.[8][9][10][11][12]

Summary table

Same-sex sexual activity legal Yes since 2016
Equal age of consent Yes
Anti-discrimination laws in employment only No
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services No
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (Incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) No
Same-sex marriages No
Recognition of same-sex couples No
Step-child adoption by same-sex couples No
Joint adoption by same-sex couples No
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military Has no military
Right to change legal gender No[1]
Access to IVF for lesbians No
Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples No
MSMs allowed to donate blood No

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nauru, one of the smallest countries in the world, decriminalizes gay sex
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ [rtsp://webcast.un.org/ondemand/conferences/unhrc/upr/10th/hrc110124am1-eng.rm?start=00:04:37&end=00:23:22 Address by Mathew Batsiua] to the United Nations Human Rights Council, January 24, 2010
  4. ↑ National Report of Nauru to the Human Rights Council, November 2010
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ http://lib.ohchr.org/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session10/NR/Nauru-A_HRC_WG.6_10_L.1-eng.pdf
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Nauru Government updates Criminal Code
  9. ↑ Nauru decriminalises homosexuality
  10. ↑ Homosexuality is now no longercriminalised on Nauru
  11. ↑ Crimes Act 2016
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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