The laws displayed for Copán 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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History
Homosexual activity in Copán is legal.
Current status
Since Mar 12, 1985
Since Mar 12, 1985
Legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Copán is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Honduras, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Copán is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
No laws in place. Required legalization. Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Copán is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No non-binary options on documents.
LGBT discrimination in Copán is illegal.
Current status
Since Feb 22, 2013
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.
LGBT employment discrimination in Copán is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Feb 22, 2013
Since Feb 22, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under hundras criminal code.
LGBT housing discrimination in Copán is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Feb 22, 2017
Since Feb 22, 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
under the Honduras Criminal Code.
Same-sex adoption in Copán is single only.
Current status
Since Dec 19, 2017
Since Dec 19, 2017
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Copán is legal.
Current status
Legal
No know restrictions, they are harrased though.
Blood donations by MSMs in Copán is legal.
Current status
Legal
Honduras- Canadian red cross does not prohibit lgbt from donating.
Conversion therapy in Copán is not banned.
Current status
Since Apr 20, 2016
Since Apr 20, 2016
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending.
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