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History

Homosexual activity in La Rioja

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Homosexual activity in La Rioja is legal.

Current status
Since Feb 1, 1887
Legal under federal Argentina law
The 1887 Penal Code of Argentina made no mentions of homosexuality, effectively decriminalising it in Argentina.

Same-sex marriage in La Rioja

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Same-sex marriage in La Rioja is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 15, 2010
Legal under federal Argentina law
In 2010, Argentina became the first country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage. The Senate passed the bill by a narrow margin (33 votes in favor, 27 against, and 3 abstained). Argentina was the tenth country in the world to enact marriage equality.

Censorship of LGBT issues in La Rioja

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Censorship of LGBT issues in La Rioja is no censorship.

Current status
Since Dec 21, 2000
No censorship
In La Rioja, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics since the repeal of articles criminalising expressions of gender identity or homosexuality in 2000.

The law still criminalises engagement of "immoral acts" to minors under the header "Scandalous prostitution and homosexuality" but despite this, the law itself makes no direct mention of homosexuality.
Sep 5, 1983–Dec 20, 2000
Imprisonment as punishment
In 1983, the Code of Misdemeanours in La Rioja contained Article 39 which criminalised people from "bathing in public places in violation of the rules of decency", "exhibiting oneself in public in clothing contrary to public decency" and "inciting minors under 16 years of age to immoral acts".

The article lists that homosexuals and those who are "exhibited on public roads or in public places disguised with clothing of the opposite sex" as people who will receive the maximum penalty, implying that homosexuals are viewed as promoting "immoral acts" to minors and trans people are dressing "indecently" and violate rules of decency if they bathe in accordance to their gender identity.

These laws would be repealed in 2000.

Right to change legal gender in La Rioja

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Right to change legal gender in La Rioja is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since May 24, 2012
Legal, no restrictions under federal Argentina law
People have a right to change their legal gender without approval from a doctor or a judge. Sex reassignment surgery and hormonal treatments are not required, but they are provided by the state for free to anyone who requests them.
Several people had had their legal gender changed before the Gender Identity Law through court decisions, including popular actress, TV host and trans woman Flor de la V.
Sources:
Gender Identity Law [Spanish]: www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/A…
New York Times [English]: www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/…
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May 2, 1997–May 23, 2012
Legal, but requires surgery under federal Argentina law
Before 2012, trans people were required to undergo surgery to achieve legal gender recognition in Argentina. However, it wasn't until 1997 when the federal government provided legal recognition to a trans woman after previous requests for recognition were rejected by courts.

Gender-affirming care in La Rioja

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Gender-affirming care in La Rioja is legal.

Current status
Since Apr 16, 2025
Legal under federal Argentina law
In April 2025, The Federal Court of Paraná No. 2 declared DNU 62/2025 to be unconstitutional.

This ruling restores the Gender Identity Law to how it was before Decree 62/2025 was signed by President Javier Milei.
Feb 7, 2025–Apr 15, 2025
Legal, but banned for minors under federal Argentina law
Decree 62/2025 signed by President Javier Milei, in force since February 7, 2025, replaced article 11 of Law No. 26,743 on Gender Identity, with the following:

ARTICLE 11.- Right to free personal development. All persons over EIGHTEEN (18) years of age may, in accordance with article 1 of this law and in order to guarantee the enjoyment of their comprehensive health, access total and partial surgical interventions and/or comprehensive hormonal treatments to adapt their body, including their genitalia, to their self-perceived gender identity, without the need to request judicial or administrative authorization.

To access comprehensive hormonal treatments, it will not be necessary to prove the will in the surgical intervention of total or partial genital reassignment. In both cases, only the informed consent of the person will be required.

The public health system's effectors, whether state, private or part of the social security subsystem, must permanently guarantee the rights recognized by this law.

All health benefits contemplated in this article are included in the Mandatory Medical Plan, or the one that replaces it, as regulated by the implementing authority.

Persons under EIGHTEEN (18) years of age will not be able to access the interventions and treatments referred to in this article.
Sources:
Decree 62/2025:
www.argentina.gob.ar/normat…

Gender Identity Law (updated law):
www.argentina.gob.ar/normat…
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May 22, 2012–Feb 6, 2025
Legal under federal Argentina law
With the gender identity law passed in 2012, Argentina established access to gender affirming care as a right of transgender people.
Aug 9, 2006–May 22, 2012
Ambiguous under federal Argentina law
In 2007 a judge ruled that minors could consent to GAC but the scope and availability of the process was unclear.
Jan 24, 1967–Aug 9, 2006
Banned under federal Argentina law
Medical transition is not possible as sterilisation was banned until 2006 under Article 19 of Law No. 17,132 in 1967 which explicitly prohibits medical professionals to not carry out surgical interventions that modify the sex of the patient.

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in La Rioja

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in La Rioja

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LGBT discrimination in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in La Rioja

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LGBT employment discrimination in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in La Rioja

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LGBT housing discrimination in La Rioja is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Sep 7, 2021
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Law 10,374 of the province of La Rioja, on Guaranteeing and Promoting the Full Validity of the Principle of Equality and Non-discrimination, prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Same-sex adoption in La Rioja

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Same-sex adoption in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in La Rioja

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Intersex infant surgery in La Rioja is not banned.

Current status
Not banned under federal Argentina law
In 2018, Bill No. 7037-D-2018 aimed at banning involuntary and/or unnecessary medical treatments and procedures that modify a person's sexual characteristics was presented in the Argentine Federal Congress, but had not been approved.

In 2019, the Comprehensive Protection of Sex Characteristics Bill (2019) with similar objectives was presented in the Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Federal Congress, however, in 2021, it was reported that the bill had been withdrawn from consideration.

In 2022, the previous bill was reintroduced in the Chamber of Deputies with the support of several sponsors as Bill No. 6041-D (2022).

Serving openly in military in La Rioja

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Serving openly in military in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in La Rioja

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Blood donations by MSMs in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in La Rioja

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Conversion therapy in La Rioja is banned.

Current status
Since Dec 3, 2010
Banned under federal Argentina law
Article 3(c) of the Law on Mental Health (2010) establishes that a person cannot be diagnosed on their mental health exclusively on the basis of their "sexual choice or identity”. It prevents health professionals, particularly psychiatrists, from legally engaging in sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE).
Additionally, at the subnational level, in December 2020, the province of Santa Cruz passed the Integral Law for the recognition and historical reparation of the rights of trans persons (Law No. 3.724), which prohibits "aversion therapies" for trans people under Article 24.
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Equal age of consent in La Rioja

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Equal age of consent in La Rioja is unknown.

Current status
Unknown