Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Vanuatu may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents.

[9] In June 2014, the Vanuatu Law Commission discussed the issue of same-sex marriage, noting developments in neighbouring Australia and especially New Zealand.

60); Bislama: Mared Akt (Japta 60)) does not in its current form prohibit the recognition of same-sex marriages (neither does it expressly permit them).

[13][14] The Right to Information Act 2016 (French: Loi de 2016 sur le droit à l'information; Bislama: Raet blong Information Akt blong 2016) gives Vanuatu citizens the right to access government-held documents, including documents held by ministries and government departments, statutory and regulatory bodies, public hospitals, local government councils, and any organizations providing public service and receiving government funds.

Certain types of documents not available to the public include those containing "personal information", which is defined by the Act as "[...] information relating to the race, gender, sex, marital status, national, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental health, well-being, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth of the person; [...]".