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LGBT Rights in Catalunya Autonomous Community

    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✔ Recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✔ Banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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Perception of LGBTQ+ People

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Survey results from 6 LGBTQ+ Equaldex users who lived in or visited Catalunya.

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Perceived Safety*

Feel safe being open
Absence of verbal harassment
Absence of threats and violence
*Survey results represent personal perceptions of safety and may not be indicative of current actual conditions.

Equal Treatment

Treatment by peers
Treatment by family
Treatment at work
Treatment at school
Treatment by general public
Treatment by businesses
Treatment by law enforcement
Treatment by religious groups

Visibility & Representation

Inclusion in education
Representation in entertainment
Representation in news
Political support
Out public figures

Culture

Pride/events
Nightlife
Dating life
Interest groups and clubs

Services

Health and wellness
Gender-affirming care
Support and social services
Advocacy and legal

History

Homosexual activity in Catalunya

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Homosexual activity in Catalunya is legal.

Current status
Legal
Legal in Catalunya
Details
Sources:
www.catalunya.com
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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.
Details
Sources:
theguardian.com/world/2001/…
books.google.com/books?id=n…
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Same-sex marriage in Catalunya

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Same-sex marriage in Catalunya is legal.

Current status
Since 2005
Legal
Legal since 2005
Details
Sources:
www.catalunya.com
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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.
Details
Sources:
cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12…
nytimes.com/2005/07/01/worl…
angloinfo.com/how-to/spain/…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Catalunya

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Catalunya is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
No censorship
Details
Sources:
www.catalunya.com
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Right to change legal gender in Catalunya

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

Current status
Legal, no restrictions
Legal in catalunya
Details
Sources:
www.catalunya.com
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Gender-affirming care in Catalunya

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Gender-affirming care in Catalunya 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.
Details
Sources:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/…
sanidad.gob.es/estadEstudio…
elsevier.es/es-revista-revi…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Catalunya

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Catalunya is recognized.

Current status
Since Mar 15, 2022
Recognized
Catalonia recognizes non-binary people in official documents, also shows and approach via official articles about non-binary and resources for non-binary people.
Details
Sources:
govern.cat/salapremsa/notes…
20minutos.es/noticia/521169…
igualtat.gencat.cat/web/.co…
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Jan 1, 1978–Mar 15, 2022
Not legally recognized
There is no recognition of non-binary people in Catalunya.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/spain-lgbti
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LGBT discrimination in Catalunya

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LGBT discrimination in Catalunya is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Illegal discrimination
Details
Sources:
www.catalunya.com
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LGBT employment discrimination in Catalunya

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

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Illegal discriminations
Details
Sources:
www.catalunya.com
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LGBT housing discrimination in Catalunya

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

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Illegal discriminations
Details
Sources:
www.catalunya.com
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Same-sex adoption in Catalunya

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Same-sex adoption in Catalunya is legal.

Current status
Legal
Legal adoption for LGBTQ
Details
Sources:
www.catalunya.com
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Intersex infant surgery in Catalunya

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Intersex infant surgery in Catalunya is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Catalunya

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Serving openly in military in Catalunya is legal.

Current status
Legal
Openly for Military
Details
Sources:
www.catalunya.com
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Blood donations by MSMs in Catalunya

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Blood donations by MSMs in Catalunya is legal.

Current status
Legal
Legal donatint blood
Details
Sources:
www.catalunya.com
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Conversion therapy in Catalunya

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Conversion therapy in Catalunya 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.
Details
Sources:
huffingtonpost.es/entry/asi…
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Current status
Since 2022
Banned
Banned since 2022
Details
Sources:
www.catalunya.com
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Equal age of consent in Catalunya

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Equal age of consent in Catalunya is equal.

Current status
Equal
Equal age of consent
Details
Sources:
www.catalunya.com
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Legal Rights
100 / 100
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