- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Civil unions
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Same-sex marriage in El Beni is civil unions.
Since Dec 12, 2020
The couple, together for more than 11 years, took their case to court. While the Bolivian Constitution still does not contemplate same sex unions, the couple argued successfully the prohibition violated international human rights standards and constituted discrimination under Bolivian law.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in El Beni is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in El Beni is legal, surgery not required.
Since Aug 1, 2016
The law allows individuals over 18 to legally change their name, sex and photography on legal documents. A psychological test proving that the person knows and voluntarily assumes the change of identity is required, but sex reassignment surgery is not. The process is confidential and must be carried out before the Civil Registry Service. The processing of the new documentation will take 15 days. The change of name and sex will be reversible once, after which they cannot modify these data again.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in El Beni is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in El Beni is illegal.
Since Oct 8, 2010
LGBT employment discrimination in El Beni is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Oct 8, 2010
LGBT housing discrimination in El Beni is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Oct 8, 2010
Same-sex adoption in El Beni is single only.
Since Mar 12, 2002
Blood donations by MSMs in El Beni is legal.
Since Jul 10, 2019
Conversion therapy in El Beni is not banned.
Equal age of consent in El Beni is equal.
Since Oct 29, 1999