Compare LGBT Rights in Peru & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
68 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
46 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1993
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Equal
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