Compare LGBT Rights in Venezuela & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1999
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
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
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2006
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Female equal, male N/A
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