LGBT rights in Venezuela

LGBT rights in Venezuela
StatusLegal since 1997
Gender identityNo
MilitaryLegal (since 2023) (see below)
Family rights
Recognition of relationshipsNo recognition of same-sex unions
RestrictionsSame-sex marriage and de facto union constitutionally illegal, proposed
AdoptionSingle parent adoption legal, joint parent adoption illegal

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Venezuela face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female types of same-sex sexual activity are legal in Venezuela, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex married couples. Also, same-sex marriage and de facto unions are constitutionally banned since 1999.


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