- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- 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
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors ?
Ranked #43 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(40.1%) Mentioned homosexuals
Did not mention homosexuals (59.9%)
Justifiability of homosexuality ?
Ranked #41 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(53.9%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (19.1%)
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents ?
Ranked #42 out of 74 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(43.9%) Disagree
Agree (24.8%)
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) ?
Ranked #17 out of 29 regions surveyed. (Source: AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
(76.8%) Disapprove
Approve (23.2%)
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) ?
Ranked #20 out of 29 regions surveyed. (Source: AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
(67.9%) Disapprove
Approve (32.1%)
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #66 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(65%) Not a good place
Good place (29%)
History
Homosexual activity in Guatemala is legal.
Current status
Since 1871
Since 1871
Legal
Same-sex marriage in Guatemala is unrecognized.
Current status
Since May 29, 1995
Since May 29, 1995
Unrecognized
Article 78 of the civil code defines marriage to be a union between a man and a woman
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Guatemala is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Guatemala, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Guatemala is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Missing non-binary options.
LGBT discrimination in Guatemala is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Apr 1, 1997
Since Apr 1, 1997
Illegal in some contexts
The only part of legal system that protects individuals from LGBT-based discrimination is in the law of children and youth, protecting them from sexual orientation based discrimination (gender identity is not mentioned explicitly)
LGBT employment discrimination in Guatemala is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since May 17, 2016
Since May 17, 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Full discrimination protections. As well under hate crime laws.
LGBT housing discrimination in Guatemala is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Apr 1, 1997
Since Apr 1, 1997
Sexual orientation and gender identity
According to ILGA.
Same-sex adoption in Guatemala is single only.
Current status
Single only
under Código de la Niñez y la Juventud. ( code of youth) Legalization pending.
Serving openly in military in Guatemala is legal.
Current status
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Guatemala is legal.
Current status
Legal
No restrictions that I know of for this place.
Conversion therapy in Guatemala is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Guatemala is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1871
Since Jan 1, 1871
Equal
LGBT Rights by Department
View the LGBT laws in each individual department of Guatemala.
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