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| Region | Guatemala |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are no laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/guatemala-lgbti https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/country-document/2023-03/JS9_UPR42_GTM_S_Main.pdf https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/guatemala-quietly-moving-lgbtq-rights-forward-n620891 |
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Revision History (9)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
| Start Date | May 17, 2016 | (unknown) |
| Description | Full discrimination protections. As well under hate crime laws. | There are no laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination. |
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| Sources | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/guatemala-quietly-moving-lgbtq-rights-forward-n620891 | https://database.ilga.org/guatemala-lgbti https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/country-document/2023-03/JS9_UPR42_GTM_S_Main.pdf https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/guatemala-quietly-moving-lgbtq-rights-forward-n620891 |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | No protections for transgender people. | Full discrimination protections. As well under hate crime laws. |
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| Sources | No | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/guatemala-quietly-moving-lgbtq-rights-forward-n620891 |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Apr 1, 1997 | May 17, 2016 |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | (unknown) | Apr 1, 1997 |
| Description | Under the human rights watch | No |
| Sources | https://www.outrightinternational.org/content/human-rights-violations-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-lgbt-people-guatemala-shadow | No |