Compare LGBT Rights in French Guiana & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1791
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2016
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryParental approval required
Since 2021
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
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