Petén is governed by federal Guatemala law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Hate Crime Protections
- ✖ No protections
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Petén is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Guatemala, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
An attempt to ban education about trans people in school and promote further stigma was passed in 2022 but was vetoed by the President. However, there were accusations that the veto only occurred to distract the Guatemalan public from corruption cases.
An attempt to ban education about trans people in school and promote further stigma was passed in 2022 but was vetoed by the President. However, there were accusations that the veto only occurred to distract the Guatemalan public from corruption cases.
Right to change legal gender in Petén is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Guatemala does not allow for gender marker changes in identification documents.
Gender-affirming care in Petén is legal.
Current status
Legal
Gender affirming care is legal in Guatemala but often difficult to access in practice owing to there being only one clinic in the country offering it.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Petén is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Missing non-binary options.
Hate crime protections in Petén is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Guatemala does not provide legal protection from hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
LGBT discrimination in Petén is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Apr 21, 2021
Illegal in some contexts
Government Agreement Number 62-2024, issued on April 19, 2024, which approves the Code of Ethics of the Executive Branch, prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the public sector. It establishes that it is applicable to all public servants, contractors or other persons linked to the Executive Branch.
The Code of Ethics and Integrity of the National Registry of Persons (2021) prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
The Code of Ethics and Integrity of the National Registry of Persons (2021) prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
LGBT employment discrimination in Petén is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination.
LGBT housing discrimination in Petén is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination.
Intersex infant surgery in Petén is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Surgery on intersex infants is legal in Guatemala but not reported.
Serving openly in military in Petén is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Article 5(l) of Government Agreement 602-98 states that "Homosexual, effeminate, or lesbian tendencies, acts, or attitudes" are one of the grounds for sanctions that the Army Honor Boards may impose for offenses against the honor, morals, ethics, and decorum of the military.
Blood donations by MSMs in Petén is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral) under federal Guatemala law
Section 2.2.3(e) on Conditions for Donor Acceptance and Question 28 of the Donor Interview Form (Annex 2) of the "Technical Standards for Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banks" establish that "having or having had homosexual relations" is a reason for indefinite deferral of blood donation.
Conversion therapy in Petén is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is legal and widespread in Guatemala.
Equal age of consent in Petén is equal.
Current status
Since Jun 30, 1871
Equal
The age of consent of heterosexual and homosexual relations is equal in Guatemala.
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