Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Mexico

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
43 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalVaries by Region
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2003
Same-sex adoptionIllegalVaries by Region
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2012
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1871
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