Nauru
Same-sex relations were decriminalised in Nauru in May 2016 and clinician-led conversion practices were banned the same year. No recognition of same-sex unions, no specific anti-discrimination, no legal gender change. World's smallest country (12k inhabitants) · no LGBT scene · conservative Christian society.
LGBTQI+ legal framework · Nauru
LGBT
identity
Legal (2016)
Decriminalized in May 2016
Partnership
recognition
No recognition
Same-sex couples carry no legal status
Legal
protection
Government leaders only (Leadership Code 2016)
General anti-bias protection is absent · sexual-orientation discrimination by government leaders is banned under the 2016 Leadership Code Act
Trans
rights
No legal gender change
Legal gender change unavailable
Conversion
therapies
Banned (2016)
Clinician-led conversion practices have been outlawed since 2016
Social context · Nauru
Social acceptance
Conservative
Conservative Christian
Predominantly Christian Nauruan society. No public data on specific social acceptance. LGBTQ+ community not publicly visible.
Source →Anti-LGBT violence
Documented
No specific data
No specific information on hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity
Source →Indicative data as of 2026-05-18. Check the destination country's official sources before travelling.