- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female uncertain
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
Research in attittudes towards LGBTQ+ issues in Guyana have identified a strong opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, reflecting underlying homophobic sentiments, based on a limited set of sources.
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Suggest Public Opinion DataHistory
Homosexual activity in Guyana is male illegal, female uncertain.
Since May 1, 2016
Until Sep 6, 2018
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Guyana is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Guyana is illegal.
People cannot legally change their gender in Guyana.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Guyana is not legally recognized.
LGBT employment discrimination in Guyana is no protections.
Since Feb 20, 1980
LGBT housing discrimination in Guyana is no protections.
Since Feb 20, 1980
Same-sex adoption in Guyana is single only.
Since Oct 6, 2017
Blood donations by MSMs in Guyana is legal.
Conversion therapy in Guyana is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Guyana is n/a.
LGBT Rights by Region
View the LGBT laws in each individual region of Guyana.
- Barima-Waini
- Cuyuni-Mazaruni
- Demerara-Mahaica
- East Berbice-Corentyne
- Essequibo Islands-West Demerara
- Mahaica-Berbice
- Pomeroon-Supenaam
- Potaro-Siparuni
- Upper Demerara-Berbice
- Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo