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History

Homosexual activity in Chimaltenango

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Homosexual activity in Chimaltenango is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 30, 1871
Legal
Homosexuality has been legal in Guatemala since the 1871 Liberal Revolution removed the Constitution of 1856. Consequent constitutions did not recriminalise it.

Same-sex marriage in Chimaltenango

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Same-sex marriage in Chimaltenango is banned.

Current status
Since Sep 14, 1963
Banned
Article 78 of the Civil Code of Guatemala (1963) defines marriage as a social institution where a man and a woman are legally united.
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Until Sep 13, 1963
Unrecognized
Until 1963, there was no explicit ban on same-sex marriage in Guatemala. However, there was also no legal recognition provided to same-sex couples.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Chimaltenango

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Chimaltenango is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
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.

Right to change legal gender in Chimaltenango

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Right to change legal gender in Chimaltenango is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Guatemala does not allow for gender marker changes in identification documents.

Gender-affirming care in Chimaltenango

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Gender-affirming care in Chimaltenango is legal.

Current status
Legal
Gender affirming care is legal in Guatemala but often difficult to access in practice owing to there being only one clinic in the country offering it.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Chimaltenango

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Chimaltenango is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Missing non-binary options.
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LGBT discrimination in Chimaltenango

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LGBT discrimination in Chimaltenango is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since Apr 21, 2021
Illegal in some contexts
Government Agreement Number 62-2024, issued on April 19, 2024, which approves the Code of Ethics of the Executive Branch, prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the public sector. It establishes that it is applicable to all public servants, contractors or other persons linked to the Executive Branch.

The Code of Ethics and Integrity of the National Registry of Persons (2021) prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
Until Apr 20, 2021
No protections
Until 2021, there were no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Guatemala.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Chimaltenango

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LGBT employment discrimination in Chimaltenango is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination.

LGBT housing discrimination in Chimaltenango

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LGBT housing discrimination in Chimaltenango is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination.
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Same-sex adoption in Chimaltenango

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Same-sex adoption in Chimaltenango is single only.

Current status
Since Dec 31, 2007
Single only
Adoption Law 77/2007 Article 13.
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Intersex infant surgery in Chimaltenango

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Intersex infant surgery in Chimaltenango is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Surgery on intersex infants is legal in Guatemala but not reported.
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Serving openly in military in Chimaltenango

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Serving openly in military in Chimaltenango is legal.

Current status
Legal
There are no known laws prohibiting LGBTIQ+ people from serving in the military of Guatemala.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Chimaltenango

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Blood donations by MSMs in Chimaltenango is legal.

Current status
Legal under federal Guatemala law
In the requirements for blood donors, there isn't any mention to homosexuality.
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Conversion therapy in Chimaltenango

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Conversion therapy in Chimaltenango is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is legal and widespread in Guatemala.
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Equal age of consent in Chimaltenango

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Equal age of consent in Chimaltenango is equal.

Current status
Since Jun 30, 1871
Equal
The age of consent of heterosexual and homosexual relations is equal in Guatemala.