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LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
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Bermuda | Legal since 1994 (Age of consent discrepancy, see article) | Unknown | (due to policy of conscription) | No protection | ||||
Sjabloon:Landdata Canada Canada | Legal since 1969 (Age of consent discrepancy, see article) + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 2005 | In 8 provinces and 1 territory[1][2] | Since 1992[6] | Anti-discriminatory laws provided by Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Egan v. Canada; in all provincial/territorial civil rights codes since Vriend v. Alberta. | Explicit protections only in NWT.[3] | ||
Sjabloon:Landdata Mexico Mexico | Legal since 1862 + UN decl. sign. |
/ Legal in Coahuila and Mexico City | Single gay persons may adopt | |||||
Saint Pierre et Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France) | Legal since 1791 + UN decl. sign. |
Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999 | Single gay persons may adopt | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | ||||
Sjabloon:Landdata United States United States | Legal since 1962, nationwide since 2003 + UN decl. sign. |
/ Varies by state | / Legal since 2004, marriage in 6 states | / Varies by state. | "Don't ask, don't tell" policy | 20 states [4] | 13 states ban discrimination by gender identity[5] | Currently debated. |
LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
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Belize | Illegal since 2003 (Penalty: 10 year prison sentence | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Costa Rica | Legal since 1971 | Unknown (Has happened in some cases) | Doesn't apply. There are no military forces in Costa Rica, nonetheless they may serve in the police | Bans anti-gay discrimination | ||||
El Salvador | Legal | Unknown | Yes | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | ||||
Guatemala | Legal | Unknown | Unknown | Anti-discrimination in Youth and Childhood Act since 1997. | ||||
Honduras | Legal | Constitutional ban | Constitutional ban | |||||
Nicaragua | Legal since 2008 + UN decl. sign. |
- | - | Bans unknown amount of anti-gay discrimination (verification needed) | ||||
Panama | Legal since 2008 | Unknown |
LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
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Anguilla (Overseas territory of the United Kingdom) | Legal since 2000 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||||
Sjabloon:Landdata Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda | Illegal (Penalty: 15 year prison sentence) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Aruba (Autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) | Legal | Only unions made in The Netherlands recognised | Only same-sex marriages made in The Netherlands recognised | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
Bahamas | Legal since 1991 (Age of consent discrepancy) | Unknown | ||||||
Barbados | Illegal (Penalty: life sentence) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Sjabloon:Landdata British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands | Legal since 2000 | Unknown | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | |||||
Sjabloon:Landdata Cayman Islands Cayman Islands | Legal since 2000 | Unknown | Unknown | |||||
Sjabloon:Landdata Cuba Cuba | Legal since 1979 + UN decl. sign. |
Unknown | Unknown | |||||
Dominica | Illegal (Penalty: 10 year prison sentence) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Sjabloon:Landdata Dominican Republic Dominican Republic | ||||||||
Grenada | Male illegal (Penalty: 10 year prison sentence) Female legal |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Guadeloupe (Overseas department of France) | Legal since 1791 + UN decl. sign. |
Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999 |
Single gay persons may adopt | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | ||||
Sjabloon:Landdata Haiti Haiti | Legal | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Sjabloon:Landdata Jamaica Jamaica | Illegal (Penalty: 10 years hard labor) Female legal |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Martinique (Overseas department of France) | Legal since 1791 + UN decl. sign. |
Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999 |
Single gay persons may adopt | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | ||||
Montserrat | Legal since 2000 | Unknown | Unknown | |||||
Sjabloon:Landdata Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles | Legal | Only unions made in The Netherlands recognised | Only same-sex marriages made in The Netherlands recognised | Unknown | Unknown | |||
Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States) | Legal since 2005 | Single gay persons may adopt | US military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy | |||||
Sjabloon:Landdata Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis | Male illegal (Penalty: 10 years) Female legal |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Sjabloon:Landdata Saint Lucia Saint Lucia | Male illegal (Penalty: fine and/or 10 year prison sentence) Female legal |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Sjabloon:Landdata Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Illegal (Penalty: fine and/or 10 year prison sentence) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Sjabloon:Landdata Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago | Illegal (Penalty: 25 year prison sentence) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Sjabloon:Landdata Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands | Legal since 2000 | Unknown | Unknown | |||||
Sjabloon:Landdata United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States) | Legal | Unknown | Unknown | US military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy | - | - |
LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
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Sjabloon:Landdata Argentina Argentina | Legal + UN decl. sign. |
Unregistered cohabitation in all country, Civil unions in Buenos Aires, Villa Carlos Paz, and Rio Negro province | Under consideration | Since 2009 | No national protections, but cities of Buenos Aires and Rosario have had laws since 1996. | Unknown | ||
Bolivia | Legal since + UN decl. sign. |
Constitutionally banned in 2007 | Unknown | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Unknown | |||
Sjabloon:Landdata Brazil Brazil | Legal since 1830 + UN decl. sign. |
Unregistered cohabitation throughout the country | Decision pending in the Supreme Court[6] | [7] | [8] | /Legal protection for sexual orientation in some states | /Despite a lack of specific legislation, recent jurisprudence has been in favor of gender-motivated identity change.[9][10] | |
Sjabloon:Landdata Chile Chile | Legal since 1998 (Age of consent discrepancy) + UN decl. sign. |
Unknown | Unknown | |||||
Colombia | Legal since 1981 + UN decl. sign. |
Legal since 2007 | single gay person may adopt | since 1999. Since 2009: the military special social security system can be used by same sex couples in the army | Unknown | |||
Ecuador | Legal since 1997 + UN decl. sign. |
Under consideration | Constitutional ban | Unknown | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Unknown | ||
Sjabloon:Landdata French Guiana French Guiana | Legal since 1791 + UN decl. sign. |
Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999 | Single gay persons may adopt | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Unknown | |||
Guyana | Male illegal (Penalty: life imprisonment) Female legal |
Added to constitution in 2004, but withdrawn afterwards by the government | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Paraguay | Legal + UN decl. sign. |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |||
Peru | Legal | Unknown | National anti-discrimination and protections for sexual orientation | Unknown | ||||
Suriname | Legal (Age of consent discrepancy) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |||
Uruguay | Legal since 1934 + UN decl. sign. |
Civil unions since 2008[11],[12] | Under consideration | Since 2009 | Bans all anti-gay discrimination since 2004 | Unknown | ||
Venezuela | Legal + UN decl. sign. |
Under consideration | Ban revoked from 1999 constitution at last minute; currently debated |
LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
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Sjabloon:Landdata Falkland Islands Falkland Islands (overseas territory of the U.K., claimed by Argentina) | Legal | Legal since 2005 | Bans most anti-gay discrimination | Unknown | UK law applies |
References
[wysig | wysig bron]- ↑ Sexual Orientation and Legal Rights (92-1E)
- ↑ Same Sex Couple Adoption: The Situation in Canada and Australia (Research Note 29 1999-2000)
- ↑ Northwest Territories Human Rights Act, S.N.W.T. 2002, c.18. Section 5.
- ↑ http://www.hrc.org
- ↑ http://www.hrc.org
- ↑ [1](pt)
- ↑ [2](pt)
- ↑ [3](pt)
- ↑ [4](pt)
- ↑ [5](pt)
- ↑ Gay News From 365Gay.com
- ↑ Uruguay to Allow Civil Unions - Towleroad, a site with homosexual tendencies