Compare LGBT Rights in Mexico & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1929
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2009
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionVaries by Region
Since 2010
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2012
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2024
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1871
Equal
Since 2007
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