San José is governed by federal Uruguay law. Learn more
- 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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Homosexual activity in San José is legal.
Current status
Since Dec 4, 1933
Legal
Homosexual activity is legal according to the Uruguay Penal Code.
Same-sex marriage in San José 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.
Censorship of LGBT issues in San José is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Uruguay, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in San José is legal, no restrictions.
Current status
Since Oct 18, 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Changing your gender legally no longer requires surgery in Uruguay.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in San José 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.
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.
LGBT discrimination in San José is illegal.
LGBT employment discrimination in San José is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Aug 18, 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discrimination in San José is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Aug 18, 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Serving openly in military in San José is legal.
Current status
Since 2009
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in San José 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.
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.
Equal age of consent in San José 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.
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