Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ Sexual orientation only
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ Sexual orientation only
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Aruba

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Homosexual activity in Aruba is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Same-sex marriage in Aruba

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Same-sex marriage in Aruba is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 12, 2024
Legal
On July 12th, 2024, the Dutch Supreme court ruled that Aruba and Curaçao must allow same-sex couples to marry.
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Sep 1, 2021–Jul 12, 2024
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Registered partnerships,offering all of the rights, benefits and obligations of marriage, have been recognized in Aruba for different-sex and same-sex couples since 1 September 2021.
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Oct 10, 2010–Sep 1, 2021
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Marriages performed in the Kingdom of the Netherlands are recognised. They are not however performed in Aruba.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Aruba

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Aruba is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Aruba is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Legalization required under the 2018 IACHR ruling. no laws in place.
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Gender-affirming care in Aruba

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Gender-affirming care in Aruba is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Aruba

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
No way to change legal gender, including to non-binary.
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LGBT discrimination in Aruba

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LGBT discrimination in Aruba is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since Apr 27, 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Articles 2:60, 2:63 and 3:12 of the Penal Code (2012) provide legal protection against discrimination and hate speech based on homosexual orientation.

No gender identity explicitly protections.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Aruba

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LGBT employment discrimination in Aruba is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since Apr 27, 2012
Sexual orientation only
Articles 2:60, 2:63 and 3:12 of the Penal Code (2012) provide legal protection against discrimination in employment based on homosexual orientation.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Aruba

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LGBT housing discrimination in Aruba is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since Apr 27, 2012
Sexual orientation only
Articles 2:60, 2:63 and 3:12 of the Penal Code (2012) provide legal protection against discrimination in housing based on homosexual orientation.
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Same-sex adoption in Aruba

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Same-sex adoption in Aruba is single only.

Current status
Single only
Legalization required under the 2018 IACHR Ruling. Proposed legalization.
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Intersex infant surgery in Aruba

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Intersex infant surgery in Aruba is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Aruba

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Serving openly in military in Aruba is legal.

Current status
Since 1974
Legal
The Netherlands is responsible for defence.
Sources:
The Netherlands is responsible for defence.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Aruba

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Blood donations by MSMs in Aruba is legal.

Current status
Legal
No restrictions.
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Conversion therapy in Aruba

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Conversion therapy in Aruba is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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Equal age of consent in Aruba

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Equal age of consent in Aruba is equal.

Current status
Equal
Dont know
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