- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- 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
Suggest Public Opinion Data
By The Numbers
79.5%
Answered that the LGBTIQ+ community should enjoy the same civil rights as heterosexuals.
83.8%
Are committed to accepting someone homosexual in the home.
(Apretaste platform, 2019)
63.1%
Of Cubans consider that equal marriage should be approved on the island and equal rights be granted to couples of the same gender.
(Apretaste Platform, 2019)
History
Same-sex marriage in Cuba is not legal.
Current status
Since Feb 14, 1975
Since Feb 14, 1975
Not legal
The Cuban Constitution does not ban same sex marriage, but other statutory laws do prohibit it. Article 2 of the Family Code defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman - an amendment drafted in 2018 would have changed this but was rejected. Further consultation on changes to the Family Code are ongoing in 2022.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Cuba is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Cuba, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Cuba is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Not required but provided by government. Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cuba is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Cuba is illegal.
Current status
Since 2019
Since 2019
Illegal
Constitutional protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity have been instituted.
LGBT employment discrimination in Cuba is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2013
Since Jan 1, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Cuban Criminal Code.
LGBT housing discrimination in Cuba is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Dec 21, 2013
Since Dec 21, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the election reform law.
Same-sex adoption in Cuba is single only.
Current status
Since Oct 11, 2016
Since Oct 11, 2016
Single only
No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples. Legalization pending.
Blood donations by MSMs in Cuba is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1979
Since Jan 1, 1979
Legal
every citizen is required to give blood in cuba.
Conversion therapy in Cuba is not banned.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2013
Since Jan 1, 2013
Not banned
According to ilga.org. Conversion therapy ban pending.
Equal age of consent in Cuba is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1979
Since Jan 1, 1979
Equal
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