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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 Río Negro

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Homosexual activity in Río Negro is legal.

Current status
Since Dec 4, 1933
Legal
Homosexual activity is legal according to the Uruguay Penal Code.
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Same-sex marriage in Río Negro

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Same-sex marriage in Río Negro 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 Río Negro

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Río Negro 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 Río Negro

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Right to change legal gender in Río Negro is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Oct 18, 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Changing your gender legally no longer requires surgery in Uruguay.
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Gender-affirming care in Río Negro

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Gender-affirming care in Río Negro 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.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Río Negro

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Río Negro 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.

LGBT discrimination in Río Negro

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LGBT discrimination in Río Negro 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

LGBT employment discrimination in Río Negro

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LGBT employment discrimination in Río Negro is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Aug 18, 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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LGBT housing discrimination in Río Negro

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LGBT housing discrimination in Río Negro is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Aug 18, 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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Same-sex adoption in Río Negro

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Same-sex adoption in Río Negro 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.

Intersex infant surgery in Río Negro

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Intersex infant surgery in Río Negro 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.
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Serving openly in military in Río Negro

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Serving openly in military in Río Negro is legal.

Current status
Since 2009
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Río Negro

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Blood donations by MSMs in Río Negro 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.
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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.
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Conversion therapy in Río Negro

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Conversion therapy in Río Negro is banned.

Current status
Since 2017
Banned
In 2017, Uruguay implemented a mental health law that covers the ban on conversion therapy.
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Equal age of consent in Río Negro

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Equal age of consent in Río Negro 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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