LGBT Rights in Yoro
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History

Homosexual activity in Yoro

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Homosexual activity in Yoro is legal.

Current status
Since 1899
Legal
Influenced by the Napoleonic penal code at the beginning of the century, Honduras legalised same-sex sexual activity in 1899.

Same-sex marriage in Yoro

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Same-sex marriage in Yoro is banned.

Current status
Since May 4, 2005
Banned
The 2005 constitution explicitly prohibits the marriage or union between two people of the same sex
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Yoro

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Yoro is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Yoro is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Transgender people have not been legally recognized. In 2019, five LGBTI rights defenders filed an unconstitutional appeal against the National Registry of Persons Act on the grounds that there is no procedure for them to request or effect a name change in accordance with their perceived identity.

The appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court of Justice in November 2022, although the State of Honduras is required to create a procedure for legal recognition of gender identity under a 2020 ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR).

Gender-affirming care in Yoro

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Gender-affirming care in Yoro is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Yoro

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
No non-binary options on documents.
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LGBT discrimination in Yoro

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LGBT discrimination in Yoro is illegal.

Current status
Since Feb 22, 2013
Illegal
Article 321 of the penal code was amended to protect LGBT individual from discrimination. Implementation of this law however has not yet been found.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Yoro

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

Current status
Since May 10, 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Article 295 of the Penal Code, in force since 2020, prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

LGBT housing discrimination in Yoro

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

Current status
Since May 10, 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Articles 211 and 212 of the Penal Code, in force since 2020, prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Same-sex adoption in Yoro

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Same-sex adoption in Yoro is illegal.

Current status
Since Sep 2018
Illegal
The last paragraph of Article 22 of the Special Adoption Law establishes that "It is prohibited to give girls or boys or adults for adoption to marriages or de facto unions formed by persons of the same sex."
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Intersex infant surgery in Yoro

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Intersex infant surgery in Yoro is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Yoro

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Serving openly in military in Yoro is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
No known restrictions for anyone regardless of sexual orientation
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Blood donations by MSMs in Yoro

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Blood donations by MSMs in Yoro is legal.

Current status
Since Nov 30, 2024
Legal under federal Honduras law
Executive Agreement 002-2024 struck down the ban on LGBTQ+ blood donations in Honduras.
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Aug 1999–Nov 30, 2024
Banned (indefinite deferral) under federal Honduras law
Beginning in August of 1999, Honduras banned LGBTQ+ individuals from donating blood due to a perceived higher risk of disease transmission.
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Conversion therapy in Yoro

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Conversion therapy in Yoro is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Yoro

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Equal age of consent in Yoro is equal.

Current status
Equal
In Honduras, according to Article 249 of the Penal Code (2020), the age of consent is 14 years of age.
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