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| Region | Guatemala |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Guatemala, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. An attempt to ban education about trans people in school and promote further stigma was passed in 2022 but was vetoed by the President. However, there were accusations that the veto only occurred to distract the Guatemalan public from corruption cases. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guatemala/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/15/life-and-family-bill-smokescreen-corruption-guatemala |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding info about an attempted law.
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| Description | In Guatemala, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Guatemala, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. An attempt to ban education about trans people in school and promote further stigma was passed in 2022 but was vetoed by the President. However, there were accusations that the veto only occurred to distract the Guatemalan public from corruption cases. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guatemala/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guatemala/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/15/life-and-family-bill-smokescreen-corruption-guatemala |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding a source.
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guatemala/ |
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| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Guatemala, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. |
| Sources | (empty) |
Reports (1)
- Other "A new law known as "la 5272" is trying to ban lgbtqa+ discussions and sex ed, it also seeks to penalize any conduct "non christian" and tries to forbid unions and marriage for same sex couples. Gender identity and sexual diversity resources will get banned from any public or private education institution from nursery throughout universities."