Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Andorra

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Homosexual activity in Andorra is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 25, 1791
Legal
Laws against sodomy were abolished while Andorra was still a part of France, and Andorra has not made it illegal since.
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Same-sex marriage in Andorra

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Same-sex marriage in Andorra is legal.

Current status
Since Feb 17, 2023
Legal
On July 21, 2022, the Andorran government passed a law granting marriage rights to same-sex couples in the country. The law ultimately took effect in February 2023.
Jun 2, 2014–Feb 17, 2023
Civil unions (marriage rights) federal law
Civil unions since June 2nd 2014, but stable unions since 2005
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2005–Jun 2, 2014
Civil unions (limited rights)
Same-sex couples can register their partnership under the name "Stable Union of a Couple" with limited rights.
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
web.archive.org/web/2010071…//www.ilga-europe.org/content/download/10988/65125/file/Andorra%20registered%20cohabitation.pdf
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Andorra

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Andorra is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Andorra, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Andorra

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Right to change legal gender in Andorra is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Feb 17, 2023
Legal, no restrictions
On July 21, 2022, the Andorran government voted a law stating that transgender people can change their gender without medical intervention.

The law is expected to take effect in 2023, but no date has been announced yet.
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May 1, 20172023
Ambiguous
No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents.
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Gender-affirming care in Andorra

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Gender-affirming care in Andorra is legal.

Current status
Since 2011
Legal
In 2011, Andorra adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.
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Restricted
In 1996, Andorra legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.
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Until 1996
Banned
Medical transition is not possible
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Andorra

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Andorra is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
According to the ILGA Europe, there's no recognition of non-binary gender in Andorra.
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LGBT discrimination in Andorra

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LGBT discrimination in Andorra is illegal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2005
Illegal
protections in in all areas.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Andorra

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LGBT employment discrimination in Andorra is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Feb 15, 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
The Law 13/2019, of 15 February, for equal treatment and non-discrimination, provides protection for LGBT people, among others, in numerous areas including employment, education, health care, social services, housing, public establishments, etc. Article 4(2) states:

«No one may be discriminated against on the basis of birth, nationality or lack of nationality, racial origin or ethnicity, sex or female gender, religion, philosophical, political or trade union opinion, language, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other personal or social condition or circumstance.»
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Jan 1, 2005–Feb 15, 2019
Sexual orientation only
Sexual orientation only
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LGBT housing discrimination in Andorra

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LGBT housing discrimination in Andorra is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2005
Sexual orientation and gender identity
included in hate crimes as well.
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Same-sex adoption in Andorra

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Same-sex adoption in Andorra is legal.

Current status
Since Dec 25, 2014
Legal
Legal since December 25th 2014
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Dec 23, 2014–Dec 24, 2014
Ambiguous
a civil union bill that will allow gay couples to adopt is being discussed in the Parliament tomorrow
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Until Dec 23, 2014
Illegal
In Andorra, same-sex couples are not allowed to adopt because the adoption law only recognises this possibility for heterosexual couples.
Sources:
www.consellgeneral.ad/micg/webconsell.nsf/0/71be0279dab56f46c1256bf1002c3a75/$FILE/Llei qualificada de l'adopció i de les altres formes de protecció del menor desemparat.pdf
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Intersex infant surgery in Andorra

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Intersex infant surgery in Andorra is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Intersex children are still not protected against unnecessary and non-consensual surgical interventions in Andorra.
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Serving openly in military in Andorra

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Serving openly in military in Andorra is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Andorra does not have a military.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Andorra

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Blood donations by MSMs in Andorra is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 4, 2011

Conversion therapy in Andorra

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Conversion therapy in Andorra is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA Europe, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Andorra.

Equal age of consent in Andorra

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Equal age of consent in Andorra is equal.

Current status
Since Jul 18, 2006
Equal
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LGBT Rights by Parish

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