- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors ?
Ranked #18 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(12.5%) Mentioned homosexuals
Did not mention homosexuals (87.5%)
Justifiability of homosexuality ?
Ranked #24 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(33.5%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (40%)
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents ?
Ranked #7 out of 74 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(15.7%) Disagree
Agree (66.3%)
History
Homosexual activity in Puerto Rico is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2003
Since Jan 1, 2003
Legal
Same-sex marriage in Puerto Rico is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2015
Since Jun 26, 2015
Legal
Puerto Rico legalizes gay marriage after US Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage. Shortly after the ruling, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, the governor of Puerto Rico, signed an executive order requiring government agencies to be compliant with the ruling.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Puerto Rico is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
No LGBT censorship in Puerto Rico.
Right to change legal gender in Puerto Rico is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Since 2018. Missing non binary option on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Puerto Rico is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not currently legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Puerto Rico is illegal.
Current status
Since May 29, 2013
Since May 29, 2013
Illegal
as being a territory of USA.
LGBT employment discrimination in Puerto Rico is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2013
Since Jan 1, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
As being a territory of USA. US laws apply.
LGBT housing discrimination in Puerto Rico is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since May 29, 2013
Since May 29, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Law does not protect against property rentals.
Serving openly in military in Puerto Rico is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2018
Since Jan 1, 2018
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Puerto Rico is banned (3-month deferral).
Current status
Since Apr 2, 2020
Since Apr 2, 2020
Banned (3-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one year deferral guidance.
Equal age of consent in Puerto Rico is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2004
Since Jan 1, 2004
Equal
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