Compare LGBT Rights in Guyana & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1893
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1980
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1980
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2021
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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