LGBT rights in the Northern Mariana Islands
| LGBT rights in Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|
| Northern Mariana Islands | |
| Same-sex sexual activity legal? | Legal for both men and women since 1983 |
| Gender identity/expression | Yes |
| Discrimination protections | Yes |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships |
Same-sex marriage since 2015 |
| Adoption | Since 2015 |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Northern Mariana Islands face legal challenges and discrimination not faced by other people. The territory has no hate crimes statute, but same-sex marriage became legal with the Supreme Court's ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges.
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Law regarding same-sex sexual activity
Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in the Northern Marianas since 1983.[1]
Recognition of same-sex relationships
Same-sex marriage became legal in the Commonwealth on June 26, 2015, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that no state or territory may ban same-sex marriages. Prior to this, there was no prohibition on same-sex marriage in the law of the territory, nor do the statutes specify the sex of the parties to a marriage between citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands.[2] Other provisions assume the parties to a marriage are not of the same sex. With respect to a marriage involving one or more non-citizens, the statutes say: "The male at the time of contracting the marriage be at least 18 years of age and the female at least 16 years of age..."[3] Statutes concerning divorce assume that the partners to a marriage are man and wife.[4][5]
The first marriage between a same-sex couple occurred in Saipan on July 22, 2015.
Summary table
| Same-sex sexual activity legal |  |
| Equal age of consent | |
| Anti-discrimination laws in employment only | |
| Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services | |
| Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (Incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) | |
| Same-sex marriages | |
| Recognition of same-sex couples | |
| Step-child adoption by same-sex couples | |
| Joint adoption by same-sex couples | |
| Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military | |
| Right to change legal gender | [6] |
| Access to IVF for lesbians | |
| Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples | |
| MSMs allowed to donate blood | |
See also
References
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- ↑ Vital Statistics Act of 2006, Public Law No. 15-50 of 2006 (in English). Retrieved on 12 August 2015.
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