- 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
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Public opinion polls in Uruguay have found that acceptance for LGBTQ+ individuals is prevalent.
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Uruguay Surveys
Support for Gay People In Public Office
(AmericasBarometer, 2019)
(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 not legally recognized.
Current status
Since Oct 3, 2023
Since Oct 3, 2023
Not legally recognized
Non-binary people are recognized in its definitions by law, but there is no third gender marker option available for ID documents.
However in 2023, the governing council of the University of the Republic (Udelar) in Uruguay has approved the implementation of a non-binary option on their degree titles. The non-binary option allows individuals who do not identify strictly as male or female to be represented accurately on their academic credentials. This decision is significant as it reflects a broader societal shift towards recognizing and respecting non-binary gender identities.
However in 2023, the governing council of the University of the Republic (Udelar) in Uruguay has approved the implementation of a non-binary option on their degree titles. The non-binary option allows individuals who do not identify strictly as male or female to be represented accurately on their academic credentials. This decision is significant as it reflects a broader societal shift towards recognizing and respecting non-binary gender identities.
Until Oct 2, 2023
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
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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