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#REDIRECT [[LGBTQ rights in Canada]] |
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| location_header = Manitoba |
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| image = Manitoba in Canada.svg |
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| caption = [[Manitoba]] ([[Canada]]) |
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| legal_status = Legal since 1969;<br/>unequal age of consent for anal sex (regardless of gender) |
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| gender_identity_expression = Yes |
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| recognition_of_relationships = [[Same-sex marriage in Manitoba|Same-sex marriage since 2004]] |
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| adoption = Yes |
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| discrimination_protections = Sexual Orientation and gender identity |
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'''Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)''' persons in '''[[Manitoba]]''' have most of the same rights and responsibilities as heterosexuals. |
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==Laws regarding sexual activity== |
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All sodomy laws in Canada were [[Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968-69|repealed in 1969]]. The age of consent for consensual sodomy is 18 and the age of consent for other sexual acts is 16. |
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==Recognition of same-sex marriage== |
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[[Common-law relationships in Manitoba|Common-law relationships]] have been legal in Manitoba for same-sex couples since 2001, providing some of the rights of marriage. Same-sex marriage has been legal since September of 2004, when the [[Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba]] ruled that same-sex couples had the right to marry. |
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==Adoption== |
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Same-sex couples can jointly adopt in Manitoba. |
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==Discrimination protection== |
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The Human Rights Code of Manitoba prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.<ref name="Human Rights Code">{{cite web|url=https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/h175e.php|title=Human Rights Code |publisher=Government of Manitoba |date=1987 |accessdate=15 February 2016}}</ref> |
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==Gender reassignment== |
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Manitoba allows people to change their legal sex without surgery.<ref name="Vital Statistics Act">{{cite web|url=https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/v060e.php|title=Vital Statistics Act |publisher=Government of Manitoba |date=2003 |accessdate=15 February 2016}}</ref> |
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==Summary table== |
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! Note |
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| Same-sex sexual activity legal |
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| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] |
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| Since 1969 |
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| Equal age of consent |
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| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] |
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| Unequal age of consent for anal sex (regardless of gender) |
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| Anti-discrimination laws in employment |
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| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] |
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| Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services |
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| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] |
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| Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) |
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| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] |
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| Same-sex marriages |
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| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] |
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| Since 2004 |
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| Step-child adoption by same-sex couples |
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| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] |
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| Joint adoption by same-sex couples |
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| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] |
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| Right to change legal gender |
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| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] |
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| Access to IVF for lesbians |
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| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] |
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| Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples |
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| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] |
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| [[Men who have sex with men|MSM]] allowed to donate blood |
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| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] |
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| But after a 5-year deferral |
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==See also== |
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[[LGBT rights in Canada]] <br/> |
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[[Same-sex marriage in Manitoba]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{uncategorised|date=February 2016}}{{stub}} |
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