The laws displayed for Apure are the same as Venezuela.
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- 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
- Ambiguous
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Same-sex marriage in Apure is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Dec 30, 1999
Since Dec 30, 1999
Unrecognized
Article 77 of the constitution states that marriage is a union between a man and a woman. There are no specific penalty related to same sex cohabitation however.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Apure 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 Apure is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Not possible. required legalization per 2018 IACHR ruling.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Apure is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Venezuela does not recognize genders other than male and female.
LGBT employment discrimination in Apure 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 Apure is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
There are no specific protections yet there can be exceptions depending on the case.
Same-sex adoption in Apure 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 Apure is don't ask, don't tell.
Current status
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
The military will not permit service to open LGBT members
Blood donations by MSMs in Apure is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 18, 2017
Since Sep 18, 2017
Legal
Conversion therapy in Apure is not banned.
Current status
Since Feb 15, 2018
Since Feb 15, 2018
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending.
Equal age of consent in Apure is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Since Jan 1, 1998
Equal
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