- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Until Mar 16, 2023
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) ?
Ranked #8 out of 29 regions surveyed. (Source: AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
(61%) Disapprove
Approve (39%)
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) ?
Ranked #9 out of 29 regions surveyed. (Source: AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
(50.8%) Disapprove
Approve (49.2%)
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) ?
Ranked #17 out of 39 regions surveyed. (Source: Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
(42%) No
Yes (51%)
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #34 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(43%) Not a good place
Good place (47%)
History
Same-sex marriage in Venezuela is unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned.
Current status
Since Dec 30, 1999
Since Dec 30, 1999
Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned
Article 77 of the constitution states that marriage is a union between a man and a woman. It also limits de facto unions to opposite-sex couples only.
Article 77 of the Constitution reads as follows:
«Marriage between a man a woman, which is based on free consent and absolute equality of rights and obligations of the spouses, is protected. A stable de facto union between a man and a woman which meets the requirements established by law shall have the same effects as marriage.»
Article 77 of the Constitution reads as follows:
«Marriage between a man a woman, which is based on free consent and absolute equality of rights and obligations of the spouses, is protected. A stable de facto union between a man and a woman which meets the requirements established by law shall have the same effects as marriage.»
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Venezuela is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Venezuela, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Venezuela is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Not possible. required legalization per 2018 IACHR ruling.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Venezuela is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Venezuela does not recognize genders other than male and female.
LGBT discrimination in Venezuela is illegal in some contexts.
LGBT employment discrimination in Venezuela is sexual orientation only.
Current status
Since Apr 30, 2012
Since Apr 30, 2012
Sexual orientation only
Labour law protects sexual minority individuals from discrimination. Gender identity is not explicitly stated however.
LGBT housing discrimination in Venezuela is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since 2011
Since 2011
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Article 5 of the Law for the Regulation and Control of Housing Leasing, enacted in 2011, bans discrimination and provides protection to those who are especially vulnerable, or vulnerable to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, among others.
Same-sex adoption in Venezuela is single only.
Current status
Single only
Single parents may adopt but same-sex couples won't be recognized as guardians therefore can't adopt
Serving openly in military in Venezuela is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Current status
Since Mar 16, 2023
Since Mar 16, 2023
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
The Supreme Court of Justice annulled section 565 of the Military Justice Code, which previously banned same-sex sexual activity in armed forces. The court found that the law was incompatible with the Constitution and international agreements on human rights. However, transgender people were not explicitly mentioned in the ruling.
Until Mar 16, 2023
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
The military will not permit service to open LGBT members
Blood donations by MSMs in Venezuela is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 18, 2017
Since Sep 18, 2017
Legal
Conversion therapy in Venezuela is not banned.
Current status
Since Feb 15, 2018
Since Feb 15, 2018
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending.
Equal age of consent in Venezuela is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Since Jan 1, 1998
Equal
LGBT Rights by state
View the LGBT laws in each individual state of Venezuela.
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- Sucre
- Trujillo
- Táchira
- Vargas
- Yaracuy
- Zulia
- Dependencias Federales (federal dependency)
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