Is homosexuality legal in the Northern Mariana Islands?
Legal
Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
The Northern Mariana Islands is one of 160 countries classified “Legal” for same-sex sexual activity — 71% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Guam
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Palau
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Micronesia
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Japan
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Papua New Guinea
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Philippines
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Other laws in Northern Mariana Islands
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Sex Work
- Illegal
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