Back معاملة المثليين في جزيرة مان Arabic Diversidad sexual en la Isla de Man Spanish זכויות להט"ב באי מאן HE LGBTQ prava na otoku Man Serbo-Croatian Quyền LGBT ở Đảo Man Vietnamese
LGBTQ rights in the Isle of Man | |
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 Location of the Isle of Man (red) in the British Isles (red & grey) | |
| Status | Legal since 1992, age of consent equal since 2006 |
| Gender identity | Right to change legal gender since 2009 |
| Military | UK responsible for defence |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation and "gender reassignment" protections (see below) |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Civil partnerships since 2011; Same-sex marriage since 2016 |
| Adoption | Full adoption rights since 2011 |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in the British Crown dependency of the Isle of Man have evolved substantially since the early 2000s. Private and consensual acts of male homosexuality on the island were decriminalised in 1992. LGBTQ rights have been extended and recognised in law since then, such as an equal age of consent (2006), employment protection from discrimination (2006), gender identity recognition (2009), the right to enter into a civil partnership (2011), the right to adopt children (2011) and the right to enter into a civil marriage (2016).
While not part of the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man has also followed the UK's example in incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights into its own laws through the Human Rights Act 2001. In January 2023, it was reported that the Isle of Man "is the most LGBTQ legislative policy friendly place" in the world.[1] In 2024, it became the first British territory and the first part of the British Isles to ban conversion therapy.[2]
- ^ "Isle of Man deemed to be the most LGBTQ+ friendly place in the world". Isle of Man. 30 December 2022.
- ^ "New sexual offence laws come into effect today". Isle of Man Government. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.