LGBT rights in New South Wales

LGBT rights in New South Wales
New South Wales (Australia)
Status	Always legal for women; legal for men since 1984; equal age of consent since 2003
Gender identity	Sexual reassignment surgery required for a new birth certificate since 1996
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, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Australian state of New South Wales have most of the same rights and responsibilities as non-LGBT people.