Compare LGBT Rights in Venezuela & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1999
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1998
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2006
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2023
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
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