Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Mexico

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2003
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Varies by Region
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
Since 1871
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