Homosexuality ⚢ ✔ Legal

Marriage ⚭ ✔ Legal

Changing Gender ✔ Legal, but requires surgery

Adoption ✔ Legal

Discrimination ✔ Illegal

Housing Discrimination ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity

Employment Discrimination ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity

Military ✔ Legal

Age of Consent ✔ Equal

Donating Blood ✖ Banned (1-year deferral)

Conversion Therapy ✖ Not banned History Homosexual activity in New Zealand ? Male illegal, female legal Sources:

www.gg.com Added by Report Error · Log Added by alexanderleestaveley · 1 accurate vote · Legal

nzlii.org/nz/legis/consol_a… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by vincent · 4 accurate votes · Same-sex marriage in New Zealand ? Legal

gaynz.com/articles/publish/… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by vincent · 2 accurate votes · Legal Thankfully legal Sources:

www.Gidday.com Added by Report Error · Log Added by alexanderleestaveley · 0 accurate votes · Civil unions

legislation.govt.nz/act/pub… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by vincent · 2 accurate votes · Legal Legal

~:text=New%20Zealand's%20parliament%20has%20legalised,in%20favour%20and%2044%20against. Sources: bbc.com/news/world-22184232#: ~:text=New%20Zealand's%20parliament%20has%20legalised,in%20favour%20and%2044%20against. Report Error · Log Added by alexanderleestaveley · 0 accurate votes · Right to change legal gender in New Zealand ? Legal, but requires surgery

hrc.co.nz/human-rights-envi… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by drew · 1 accurate vote · Legal, surgery not required No Sources:

No Added by Report Error · Log Added by Ausyk · 2 accurate votes · Same-sex adoption in New Zealand ? Legal Only for married couples and individuals. Banned still for any couples who are unmarried or in a civil union.

gaynz.com/articles/publish/… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by vincent · 2 accurate votes · LGBT discrimination in New Zealand ? Illegal

legislation.govt.nz/act/pub… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by vincent · 1 accurate vote · LGBT housing discrimination in New Zealand ? Sexual orientation and gender identity

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legislation.govt.nz/act/pub… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by watbe · 2 accurate votes · LGBT employment discrimination in New Zealand ? Sexual orientation and gender identity NZ Bill of Rights forbids discrimination in relation to employment and religious grounds, in conjunction with the Human Rights Act 1993 which applies everywhere.

Bill of Rights:



Human Rights Act 1993 (See Part 2): Sources:Bill of Rights: legislation.govt.nz/act/pub… Human Rights Act 1993 (See Part 2): legislation.govt.nz/act/pub… Report Error · Log Added by hamfritta · 2 accurate votes · Homosexuals serving openly in military in New Zealand ? Legal

justice.govt.nz/policy/cons… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by Alex · 1 accurate vote · Equal age of consent in New Zealand ? Equal

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familyplanning.org.nz/healt… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by Alex · 4 accurate votes · Blood donations by MSMs in New Zealand ? Banned (1-year deferral) After a review, the 5 years deferral was reduced to 12 months deferral.

nzblood.co.nz/assets/News/C… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by vviet93 · 1 accurate vote · Banned (indefinite deferral) this is ratchet Sources:

www.gg.com Added by Report Error · Log Added by alexanderleestaveley · 0 accurate votes · Banned (5-year deferral) No specific date in March. NZBS lists March 2009 on the linked page. NZBS performed a review in 2013 and results are expected to be public shortly.

nzblood.co.nz/Give-blood/Do… Sources: Report Error · Log Added by hamfritta · 2 accurate votes · Conversion therapy in New Zealand ? Not banned THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL Sources:

www.gg.com Added by Report Error · Log Added by alexanderleestaveley · 0 accurate votes · Not banned Conversion therapy ban pending. Sources:

No Added by Report Error · Log Added by Ausyk · 2 accurate votes · Search Interest

Consensual sexual activity between individuals of the same sex.

Marriage and marriage recognition between two people of the same biological sex and/or gender identity.

Legal recognition of sex reassignment by permitting a change of legal gender on an individual's birth certificate.

The ability for same-sex couples to legally adopt a child.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity when applying for housing or discrimination by landlords / property owners.

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity in employment, including hiring, promotion, termination, harassment, etc.

The ability for homosexuals to serve in the military and be open about their sexuality.

The difference between legal age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex.

The ability for MSMs (men who have sex with men) to donate blood or tissue for organ transplants. A deferral period refers to a waiting time before a man can donate after having sex.

Legal status of conducting sexual orientation changing therapy ("ex-gay" therapy)

The Equality Index is an experimental rating to help visualize the legal rights and public attitudes towards LGBT people in a given region.



Currently, the index only applies to written law — not necessarily practiced law — and only takes public opinion into account when data is available.