- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
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Same-sex marriage in Cuba is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Feb 14, 1975
Since Feb 14, 1975
Unrecognized
Article 2 of the code of the family defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman
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.
LGBT discrimination in Cuba is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Dec 21, 2013
Since Dec 21, 2013
Illegal in some contexts
New non-discrimination law protects LGBT persons from discriminations in the workplace. Language does not strictly protects people of other gender identities however.
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.
Equal age of consent in Cuba is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1979
Since Jan 1, 1979
Equal
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.
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