Compare LGBT Rights in Venezuela & Zambia

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1999
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1997
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1998
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2006
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2005
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