Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Mexico

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
82 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
57 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2008
Varies by Region
Since 1998
Right to change legal genderIllegalVaries by Region
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedVaries by Region
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Varies by Region
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2003
Same-sex adoptionIllegalVaries by Region
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 1872
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