LGBT rights in Highland
LGBT rights in Free Empire of Highland | |
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Same-sex sexual activity legal? | Legal |
Gender identity/expression | No legal birth certificates or paperwork issued by the government therefore no necessity for transgender citizens to change their gender. |
Recognition of relationships | All contracts between citizens recognised. Government does not give out licenses for marriage of any sort. |
Restrictions: | Religious institutions and citizens cannot be forced to recognise the validity of same sex marriages. |
Adoption | Legal |
Military service | Legal |
Age of consent | 16 (same as for heterosexual sex) |
LGBT citizens have exactly the same rights as heterosexual citizens regarding sexual activities and relationships. No laws specifically protect LGBT rights as the constitution establishes 'inaliable rights' for all.
The government does not issue marriage licenses not civil marriages to anyone. Regarding marriage as a matter between citizens and religious institutions. The government will honour all contracts between two or more adult citizens. It does not categorise one type of contract as a marriage.
Since the government and constitution is committed to establishing personal liberty no hate crime laws targeting LGBT citizens exist. Neither do anti-discrimination laws as these would infringe upon the liberty of service providers to cater to whoever they please.
Law regarding same-sex sexual activity
The age of consent is 16. No other restrictions regarding LGBT citizens exist.
All sexual acts decriminalised | |
Equal age of consent | |
Anti-discrimination laws in employment and business transactions | |
Hate crimes laws covering both sexual orientation and gender identity | |
Same-sex marriage/contracts recognised | |
Adoption by same-sex couples | |
LGBT allowed to serve in the National Militia | |
Prohibition of access to IVF for lesbians | |
Allowed to donate blood | No internal organization which you can donate blood is existing in the Free Empire of Highland |
All Articles for the Free Empire of Highland | |
People | Mr H Whittingham |
Government | Federal Consul National Convention of Citizens |
Other Articles | Highlandian Shield LGBT Rights in the Free Empire of Highland National Militia Federal Consul election 2016 National Park Corporation |