LGBTQ rights in New South Wales | |
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| Status | Always legal for women; legal for men since 1984; equal age of consent since 2003 |
| Gender identity | Sexual reassignment surgery no longer required for a new birth certificate from 2025[1][2] |
| Discrimination protections | Yes, in NSW since 1983; federally since 2013 |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage since 2017; domestic partnerships since 2010; recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions since 2014 |
| Adoption | Yes, since 2010 |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in the Australian state of New South Wales have mostly[3] the same rights and responsibilities as heterosexual individuals and couples. In fact it is still legal under “very broadbased exemptions” of federal and state legislation - to expel, deny and fire LGBTQ individuals and same-sex couples within non-public or religious educational settings and plus also at religious institutions or organizations too.[4][5][6] Just recently a private members bill was introduced to explicitly ban and outlaw heterosexual discrimination practices within NSW.[7]