- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Until Dec 16, 2020
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) ?
Ranked #2 out of 29 regions surveyed. (Source: AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
(25.4%) Disapprove
Approve (74.6%)
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) ?
Ranked #2 out of 29 regions surveyed. (Source: AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
(21%) Disapprove
Approve (79%)
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #13 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(17%) Not a good place
Good place (71%)
By The Numbers
74%
of Uruguayans approve gay people in public office
26%
of Uruguayans disapprove gay people in public office
(AmericasBarometer, 2019)
64.9%
of Uruguayans approve gay people in public office
35.1%
of Uruguayans disapprove gay people in public office
(AmericasBarometer, 2019)
History
Homosexual activity in Uruguay is legal.
Current status
Since Dec 4, 1933
Since Dec 4, 1933
Legal
Homosexual activity is legal according to the Uruguay Penal Code.
Same-sex marriage in Uruguay is legal.
Current status
Since Apr 10, 2013
Since Apr 10, 2013
Legal
Same-sex marriage became legal in Uruguay after the passing of the Equal Marriage Act. Uruguay became the twelfth country in the world to legalize gay marriage and the second Latin American country, after Argentina.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Uruguay is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Uruguay, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Uruguay is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Oct 18, 2018
Since Oct 18, 2018
Legal, surgery not required
Changing your gender legally no longer requires surgery in Uruguay.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Uruguay is recognized.
Current status
Recognized
Uruguay allows non-binary people to have their gender fully legally recognised through self-declaration.
LGBT discrimination in Uruguay is illegal.
LGBT employment discrimination in Uruguay is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Aug 18, 2004
Since Aug 18, 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discrimination in Uruguay is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Aug 18, 2004
Since Aug 18, 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Serving openly in military in Uruguay is legal.
Current status
Since 2009
Since 2009
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Uruguay is legal.
Current status
Since Dec 16, 2020
Since Dec 16, 2020
Legal
From December 16, 2020, the rules changed, and now Gay men can donate blood under the same conditions as the rest of the population.
Until Dec 16, 2020
Banned (1-year deferral)
Gay and bisexual men could donate blood in Uruguay, provided they hadn't had sex for 12 months.
Equal age of consent in Uruguay is equal.
Current status
Since Dec 4, 1933
Since Dec 4, 1933
Equal
The age of consent in Uruguay is 15 years old regardless of the type of intercourse.
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