LGBT rights in Guam | |
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Status | Legal since 1978 |
Gender identity | Transgender people are allowed to change gender, only after sex reassignment surgery[1] |
Discrimination protections | Protections in employment for sexual orientation and gender identity or expression |
Family rights | |
Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage since 2015 |
Adoption | Same-sex couples allowed to adopt |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Guam have improved significantly in recent years. Same-sex sexual activity has not been criminalized since 1978, and same-sex marriage has been allowed since June 2015. The U.S. territory now has discrimination protections in employment for both sexual orientation and gender identity. Additionally, federal law has provided for hate crime coverage since 2009. Gender changes are legal in Guam, provided the applicant has undergone sex reassignment surgery.