LGBTQ rights in Niue | |
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Status | Male illegal (not enforced); female legal |
Military | New Zealand's responsibility |
Discrimination protections | No |
Family rights | |
Recognition of relationships | No |
Adoption | No |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Niue face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Male same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Niue, although there is no recent instance of it being actively prosecuted.[citation needed] Same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex married couples.