Compare LGBT Rights in Vatican City & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1890
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentNo censorship
Since 1997
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationN/ASexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryN/ANot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsN/ABanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1890
Equal
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