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    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✔ Full ban
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✔ Banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Lavalleja

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Homosexual activity in Lavalleja is legal.

Current status
Since Dec 4, 1933
Legal
Homosexual activity is legal according to the Uruguay Penal Code.
Details
Sources:
wipo.int/wipolex/en/details…
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Same-sex marriage in Lavalleja

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Same-sex marriage in Lavalleja is legal.

Current status
Since Aug 5, 2013
Legal
Same-sex marriage became legal in Uruguay after the passing of the Equal Marriage Act. Uruguay became the fourteenth country in the world to legalise gay marriage, and the third South American country to do so after Argentina and Brazil.
Details
Sources:
telesurtv.net/articulos/201…
lanacion.com.ar/1172501-uru…
newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/0…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Lavalleja

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Lavalleja is no censorship.

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

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

Current status
Since Oct 18, 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Changing your gender legally no longer requires surgery in Uruguay.
Details
Sources:
gaystarnews.com/article/uru…
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Gender-affirming care in Lavalleja

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Gender-affirming care in Lavalleja is legal.

Current status
Since 1997
Legal
In 1997, Uruguay 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/…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Lavalleja

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary people are recognized in its definitions by law, but there is no third gender marker option available for ID documents.

However in 2023, the governing council of the University of the Republic (Udelar) in Uruguay has approved the implementation of a non-binary option on their degree titles. The non-binary option allows individuals who do not identify strictly as male or female to be represented accurately on their academic credentials. This decision is significant as it reflects a broader societal shift towards recognizing and respecting non-binary gender identities.
Details
Sources:
montevideo.gub.uy/sites/def…
database.ilga.org/uruguay-lgbti
bnn.network/breaking-news/e…
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LGBT discrimination in Lavalleja

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LGBT discrimination in Lavalleja is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 15, 2003
Illegal
In 2003 Discrimination protection was extended to Sexual orientation and Gender identity in the penal code. In 2004, an official anti-discrimination bill was passed that includes provisions for sexual orientations and gender identities
Details
Sources:
iglhrc.org/content/uruguay-…
www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leye…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Lavalleja

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

Current status
Since Aug 18, 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Details
Sources:
www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leye…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Lavalleja

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

Current status
Since Aug 18, 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Details
Sources:
www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leye…
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Same-sex adoption in Lavalleja

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Same-sex adoption in Lavalleja is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 10, 2009
Legal
In 2009, Uruguay became the first Latin American country to allow same-sex couples to adopt children.
Details
Sources:
cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas…
lanacion.com.ar/1172501-uru…
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Intersex infant surgery in Lavalleja

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Intersex infant surgery in Lavalleja is full ban.

Current status
Since Jan 9, 2018
Full ban
Unnecessary medical procedures for intersex children and adolescents have been prohibited since January 2018 by Article 22 of Law No. 19,580.
Details
Sources:
impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/19580-2017
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Serving openly in military in Lavalleja

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Serving openly in military in Lavalleja is legal.

Current status
Since 2009
Legal
Details
Sources:
bbc.co.uk/mundo/america_lat…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Lavalleja

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Blood donations by MSMs in Lavalleja is legal.

Current status
Since Dec 16, 2020
Legal
From December 16, 2020, the rules changed, and now Gay men can donate blood under the same conditions as the rest of the population.
Details
Sources:
montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/…
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Until Dec 16, 2020
Banned (1-year deferral)
Gay and bisexual men could donate blood in Uruguay, provided they hadn't had sex for 12 months.
Details
Sources:
distintaslatitudes.net/dona…
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Conversion therapy in Lavalleja

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Conversion therapy in Lavalleja is banned.

Current status
Since 2017
Banned
In 2017, Uruguay implemented a mental health law that covers the ban on conversion therapy.
Details
Sources:
stonewall.org.uk/about-us/n…
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Equal age of consent in Lavalleja

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Equal age of consent in Lavalleja is equal.

Current status
Since Dec 4, 1933
Equal
The age of consent in Uruguay is 15 years old regardless of the type of intercourse.
Details
Sources:
www0.parlamento.gub.uy/Codi…
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Legal Rights
93 / 100
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