Compare LGBT Rights in Venezuela & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1999
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2006
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
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