LGBT Rights in Cantabria Autonomous Community

    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    Unknown
    Changing Gender
    Unknown
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    Unknown
    Employment Discrimination
    Unknown
    Housing Discrimination
    Unknown
    Adoption
    Unknown
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    Unknown
    Donating Blood
    Unknown
    Conversion Therapy
    ✔ Banned
    Age of Consent
    Unknown
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History

Homosexual activity in Cantabria

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Homosexual activity in Cantabria is legal.

Current status
Since 1979
Legal under federal Spain law
In 1979 Adolfo Suárez Government reversed the previous prohibitions on same sex activity. The 1970 Law on Danger and Social Rehabilitation remained active until 1995 but was unenforced after Spain adopted democracy.

Same-sex marriage in Cantabria

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Same-sex marriage in Cantabria is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 3, 2005
Legal under federal Spain law
In July of 2005, Spain became the third country in the world to legalize gay marriage, following the Netherlands and Belgium. The law, which was passed by the Spanish parliament and signed into law by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, also allows same-sex couples to adopt children.

Censorship of LGBT issues in Cantabria

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Cantabria is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Right to change legal gender in Cantabria

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Right to change legal gender in Cantabria is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Gender-affirming care in Cantabria

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Gender-affirming care in Cantabria is legal.

Current status
Since 2016
Legal under federal Spain law
In 2016, Spain adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cantabria

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cantabria is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Cantabria

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LGBT discrimination in Cantabria is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Cantabria

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LGBT employment discrimination in Cantabria is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Cantabria

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LGBT housing discrimination in Cantabria is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Cantabria

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Same-sex adoption in Cantabria is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Cantabria

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Intersex infant surgery in Cantabria is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Cantabria

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Serving openly in military in Cantabria is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Cantabria

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Blood donations by MSMs in Cantabria is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Cantabria

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Conversion therapy in Cantabria is banned.

Current status
Since Dec 22, 2022
Banned under federal Spain law
Trans law prohibits conversion therapy intended to change sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
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Equal age of consent in Cantabria

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Equal age of consent in Cantabria is unknown.

Current status
Unknown