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LGBT Rights in Choluteca Department

The laws displayed for Choluteca are the same as Honduras.
    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    Ambiguous
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    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
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Homosexual activity in Choluteca

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Homosexual activity in Choluteca is legal.

Current status
Since Mar 12, 1985
Legal
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Same-sex marriage in Choluteca

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Same-sex marriage in Choluteca is not legal.

Current status
Since May 4, 2005
Not legal
The 2005 constitution explicitly prohibits the marriage or union between two people of the same sex
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Choluteca

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Choluteca is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Honduras, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Choluteca

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Right to change legal gender in Choluteca is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
No laws in place. Required legalization. Missing non binary options on documents.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Choluteca

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
No non-binary options on documents.
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LGBT discrimination in Choluteca

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LGBT discrimination in Choluteca is illegal.

Current status
Since Feb 22, 2013
Illegal
Article 321 of the penal code was amended to protect LGBT individual from discrimination. Implementation of this law however has not yet been found.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Choluteca

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LGBT employment discrimination in Choluteca is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Feb 22, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under hundras criminal code.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Choluteca

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LGBT housing discrimination in Choluteca is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Feb 22, 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
under the Honduras Criminal Code.
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Same-sex adoption in Choluteca

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Same-sex adoption in Choluteca is single only.

Current status
Since Dec 19, 2017
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Serving openly in military in Choluteca

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Serving openly in military in Choluteca is legal.

Current status
Legal
No know restrictions, they are harrased though.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Choluteca

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Blood donations by MSMs in Choluteca is legal.

Current status
Legal
Honduras- Canadian red cross does not prohibit lgbt from donating.
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Conversion therapy in Choluteca

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Conversion therapy in Choluteca is not banned.

Current status
Since Apr 20, 2016
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending.
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Equal age of consent in Choluteca

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Equal age of consent in Choluteca is equal.

Current status
Equal
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