Compare LGBT Rights in Latvia & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
46 / 100
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 1997
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Illegal
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2006
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
Equal
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