Compare LGBT Rights in Vatican City & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1929
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1929
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/AUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationN/ASexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryN/ANot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsN/ABanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1890
Equal
Since 1998
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