Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Kiribati face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.

In November 2016, Kiribati voted against a plan to get rid of the UN Independent Expert on violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity at the United Nations General Assembly.

The Gilbertese word binabinaaine refers to people who were assigned male at birth but act, dress and behave as female, while the word binabinamane has the opposite meaning, that being a person who was assigned female at birth but behaves as male.

Indecent practices between males In August 2015, as part of the Universal Periodic Review, Kiribati's human rights record was scrutinised by other countries.

[9] The Constitution of Kiribati does not expressly address discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.