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LGBT Rights in La Rioja Autonomous Community

    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    Unknown
    Changing Gender
    Unknown
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✔ Recognized
    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 La Rioja

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Homosexual activity in La Rioja is legal.

Current status
Since 1979
Legal under federal Spain law
In 1979 Adolfo Su谩rez 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 La Rioja

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Same-sex marriage in La Rioja 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 Jos茅 Luis Rodr铆guez 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 La Rioja

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Censorship of LGBT issues in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Right to change legal gender in La Rioja

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Right to change legal gender in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Gender-affirming care in La Rioja

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Gender-affirming care in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in La Rioja

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in La Rioja is recognized.

Current status
Since Jun 29, 2017
Recognized
Spain does not provide recognition for non-binary, and intersex people on a national level. However, three provinces have introduced such recognition: Canarias, La Rioja, and Navarra. Navarra became the first on June 29th, 2017, when Law No. 8 (2017) went into effect. Article 44 (1) and (2) state 1. "The Public Administrations of Navarra, within the scope of their powers, must adopt all the necessary measures so that the administrative documentation, in all the areas contemplated in this provincial law, is appropriate to the diversity of sexual or gender identity of LGTBI+ people and the heterogeneity of the family situation."
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/spain-lgbti
boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BO…
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LGBT discrimination in La Rioja

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LGBT discrimination in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in La Rioja

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LGBT employment discrimination in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in La Rioja

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LGBT housing discrimination in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in La Rioja

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Same-sex adoption in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in La Rioja

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Intersex infant surgery in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in La Rioja

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Serving openly in military in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in La Rioja

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Blood donations by MSMs in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in La Rioja

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Conversion therapy in La Rioja 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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Equal age of consent in La Rioja

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Equal age of consent in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown
Equality Index ?
100 / 100
Legal Rights
100 / 100
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