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    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Donating Blood
    Ambiguous
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in San Marcos

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Homosexual activity in San Marcos is legal.

Current status
Since 1871
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
glbtq.com/social-sciences/g…
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Same-sex marriage in San Marcos

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Same-sex marriage in San Marcos is unrecognized.

Current status
Since May 29, 1995
Unrecognized
Article 78 of the civil code defines marriage to be a union between a man and a woman
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ifes.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Constitutional%20Law/1996/IFES_28/CON00118.pdf
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May 29, 1995–Sep 17, 2018
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Required by 2018 ruling by IACHR Ruling. Gay Unions pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
quora.com/How-many-countrie…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in San Marcos

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in San Marcos is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Guatemala, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Right to change legal gender in San Marcos

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Right to change legal gender in San Marcos is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
According to ILGA laws in force in Guatemala do not allow for gender marker change in identification documents.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/guatemala-lgbti
upr-info.org/sites/default/…
nationalgeographic.com/maga…


nbcnews.com/news/latino/gua…
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Gender-Affirming Care in San Marcos

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Gender-Affirming Care in San Marcos is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in San Marcos

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Missing non-binary options.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nationalgeographic.com/maga…
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LGBT discrimination in San Marcos

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LGBT discrimination in San Marcos is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since 1997
Illegal in some contexts
All discrimination against LGBT in education is illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/guatemala-lgbti
iglhrc.org/content/guatemal…
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LGBT employment discrimination in San Marcos

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LGBT employment discrimination in San Marcos is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/guatemala-lgbti
upr-info.org/sites/default/…
nbcnews.com/news/latino/gua…
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LGBT housing discrimination in San Marcos

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LGBT housing discrimination in San Marcos is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/guatemala-lgbti
upr-info.org/sites/default/…
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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Same-sex adoption in San Marcos

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Same-sex adoption in San Marcos is single only.

Current status
Since Dec 31, 2007
Single only
Adoption Law 77/2007 Article 13.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
siteal.iiep.unesco.org/site…
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Serving openly in military in San Marcos

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Serving openly in military in San Marcos is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Only 22 countries allow Trans service, Guatemala is not one of them
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
insider.com/countries-that-…
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Intersex infant surgery in San Marcos

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Intersex infant surgery in San Marcos is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in San Marcos

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Blood donations by MSMs in San Marcos is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
No data available.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
prensa.gob.gt/comunicado/do…
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Conversion therapy in San Marcos

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Conversion therapy in San Marcos is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Equal age of consent in San Marcos

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Equal age of consent in San Marcos is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1871
Equal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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