Compare LGBT Rights in Venezuela & Zambia

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1999
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Ambiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2006
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
N/A
Since 2005
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