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North America

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Bermuda Bermuda
(Overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Yes Legal since 1994 (Age of consent discrepancy)
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No Emblem-question.svg Yes UK responsible for defence. No Bans all anti-gay discrimination.[2] No
Canada Canada Yes Legal since 1969 (Age of consent discrepancy and prohibition of anal intercourse in some cases)
+ UN decl. sign.[1][3]
Yes Yes Legal since 2003,
mandatory legal status nationwide since 2005
.
Yes Legal nationwide, but specifics may vary by province and territory.[4] Yes Since 1992.[5] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination, including hate speech. Yes Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name after completion of medical intervention in most provinces and territories (not required in Ontario, British Columbia); Explicit anti-discrimination protections only in Alberta, NWT, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario, implicit elsewhere.[6][7][8]
Greenland Greenland
(constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark)
Yes Legal since 1933
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Registered partnership since 1996. Yes Legal by October 2015. Yes Step-child adoption since 2009.
Joint adoption legal by October 2015.
Yes Denmark responsible for defense. Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination. No
Mexico Mexico Yes Legal since 1872
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes/No Civil unions in Mexico City (2007), Coahuila (2007),[9] Colima (2013),[10] Jalisco (2013)[11] and Campeche (2013).[12] Yes/No Legal in Mexico City (2010),[13] Quintana Roo (2012)[14] and Coahuila (2014).
All states are obliged to honour same-sex marriages performed in states where it is legal.[13]
(Proposed nationwide).[15][16]
Yes/No Joint adoption legal in Mexico City (2010)[17] and Coahuila (2014).[18]
Nationwide, single gay persons may adopt.[19]
Yes/No No explicit ban. However, LGB persons have been reportedly discharged on the grounds of "immorality".[20] Yes Nationwide since 2003.[21] Yes/No Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name in Mexico City since 2008.[22]
Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg Saint Pierre et Miquelon
(overseas collectivity of France)
Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999. Yes Legal since 2013. Yes Legal since 2013. Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Yes Requires sterilization for change.
United States United States Yes Legal nationwide since 2003
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes/No Varies by state, not recognized by federal gov't.
(Legal in some states where same-sex marriage is also legal. Domestic partnership benefits and civil unions granted by local level cities and counties in 15 states).
Yes/No Varies by state, recognized by federal gov't.
(Legal in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho,Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, 24 native American Tribal Jurisdictions, St. Louis, MO, and the District of Columbia. Recognized in Missouri).
Yes/No Single bisexual, gay, and lesbian persons may adopt, laws on couples vary by state. Yes LGB people allowed to serve openly since 2011. Yes/No Federal executive order prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation for employees in the federal civilian workforce, along with the government employment in the District of Columbia, and the United States Postal Service, since 1998 (see Executive Order 12968 and Executive Order 13087). Pathologization or attempted treatment of sexual orientation with minors by mental health professionals illegal in some states. (Banned in California, New Jersey, Oregon and the District of Columbia). Included in the federal hate crimes law since 2009.
(Sexual orientation discrimination in public and private employment)
Yes/No Gender identity discrimination in employment and healthcare insurance banned since 2012.[23][24] Included in the federal hate crimes law since 2009.
(Gender identity discrimination in public and private employment)

Central America

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Belize Belize No Male illegal since 2003
Penalty: 10 year prison sentence (not enforced)
Yes Female always legal.[1]
No No No No No No
Costa Rica Costa Rica Yes Legal since 1971
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes For some purposes such as conjugal visit, health-related decisions and social insurance; (Civil union pending).[25][26] No No/Yes Gay individuals may adopt Has no military. Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination. No
El Salvador El Salvador Yes Legal since the 1800's
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No (Constitutional ban pending).[27] No Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination (rarely enforced). No
Guatemala Guatemala Yes Legal since 1800's
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No No Emblem-question.svg No No
Honduras Honduras Yes Legal since 1899
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No Constitutional ban since 2005. No No Yes Bans hate crimes based on sexual orientation. Yes Bans hate crimes based on gender identity.
Nicaragua Nicaragua Yes Legal since 2008
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No No Emblem-question.svg Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination.[1] No
Panama Panama Yes Legal since 2008
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No No Has no military. No No

Caribbean islands

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Anguilla Anguilla
(Overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Yes Legal since 2000
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No No Yes UK responsible for defence. No No
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda No Illegal
Penalty: 15 year prison sentence.[1]
No No No No No No
Aruba Aruba
(autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No/Yes Only unions performed in the Netherlands recognised. No/Yes Only same-sex marriages performed in the Netherlands recognised. No Yes The Netherlands responsible for defence. No No
The Bahamas Bahamas Yes Legal since 1991 (Age of consent discrepancy)
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No No Yes No No
Barbados Barbados No Illegal
Penalty: Life imprisonment (not enforced).[1]
No No No No No No
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands
(Overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Yes Legal since 2000
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No No Yes UK responsible for defence. Yes Constitutional ban on discrimination. No
Caribbean Netherlands Caribbean Netherlands
(Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba; special municipalities of the Netherlands)
Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Yes Legal since 2012. Yes[28] Yes The Netherlands responsible for defence. Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Yes
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
(Overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Yes Legal since 2000 (Age of consent discrepancy) [29]
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No Constitutional ban since 2009.[30] No Yes UK responsible for defence. No No
Cuba Cuba Yes Legal since 1979
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No (Proposed). No Constitutional ban since 1976. No Yes Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination.[31][32] Yes
Curaçao Curaçao
(Autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No/Yes Only unions performed in the Netherlands recognised. No/Yes Only same-sex marriages performed in the Netherlands recognised. No Yes The Netherlands responsible for defence. No No
Dominica Dominica No Illegal
Penalty: 10 year prison sentence or incarceration in a psychiatric institution
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No No No No No
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Yes Legal since 1822
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No Constitutional ban since 2010. No No[33] No No
Grenada Grenada No Male illegal
Penalty: 10 year prison sentence
Yes Female always legal.[1]
No No No Has no military. No No
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe
(Overseas department of France)
Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999. Yes Legal since 2013. Yes Legal since 2013. Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Yes Requires sterilization for legal change.
Haiti Haiti Yes Legal since 1986.[1] No No No Has no military. No No
Jamaica Jamaica No Male illegal
Penalty: 10 years hard labor (not enforced)
Yes Female always legal.[1]
No No No No No No
Martinique Martinique
(overseas department of France)
Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999. Yes Legal since 2013. Yes Legal since 2013. Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Yes Requires sterilization for legal change.
Montserrat Montserrat
(overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Yes Legal since 2000
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No Constitutional ban since 2010.[34] No Yes UK responsible for defence. Yes Constitutional ban on discrimination.[35] No
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
(Commonwealth of the United States)
Yes Legal since 2003
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No/Yes Recognized federally since 2013. No/Yes Recognized federally since 2013. No Yes Since 2011. Yes Bans hate crimes since 2002 and anti–employment discrimination since 2013. US hate crime laws also apply. Yes Bans hate crimes since 2002 and anti–employment discrimination since 2013. US hate crime laws also apply.
Flag of Saint Barthélemy (local).svg Saint Barthélemy
(overseas collectivity of France since 2007)
Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999. Yes Legal since 2013. Yes Legal since 2013. Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Yes Requires sterilization for legal change.
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis No Male illegal
Penalty: 10 years
Yes Female always legal.[1]
No No No No No No
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No Male illegal
Penalty: fine and/or 10 year prison sentence
Yes Female always legal.[1]
No No No Has no military. No No
Flag of France.svg Saint Martin
(overseas collectivity of France since 2007)
Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999. Yes Legal since 2013. Yes Legal since 2013. Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Yes Requires sterilization for legal change.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No Illegal
Penalty: fine and/or 10 year prison sentence.[1]
No No No Has no military. No No
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten
(autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No/Yes Only unions performed in the Netherlands recognised. No/Yes Only same-sex marriages performed in the Netherlands recognised. No Yes The Netherlands responsible for defence. No No
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago No Illegal
Penalty: 25 year prison sentence (not enforced).[1]
No No No No No No
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands
(overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Yes Legal since 2000
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No Constitutional ban since 2011.[36] No Yes UK responsible for defence. Yes Constitutional ban on discrimination. No
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands
(insular area of the United States)
Yes Legal since 1985
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No/Yes Recognized federally since 2013. No/Yes Recognized federally since 2013. No Yes Since 2011. Yes The US hate crime laws also apply to all US external territories as well. Yes The US hate crime laws also apply to all US external territories as well.

South America

LGBT rights in: Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGB allowed to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Laws concerning gender identity/expression
Argentina Argentina Yes Legal since 1887
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Unregistered cohabitation since 2008.[37]
Civil unions in some jurisdictions.
Yes Legal since 2010.[38] Yes Legal since 2010. Yes Since 2009.[39] No/Yes Legal protection in some provinces (federal law pending).[40] Pathologization or attempted treatment of sexual orientation by mental health professionals illegal. Yes Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name without surgeries or judicial permission since 2012.[41]
Bolivia Bolivia Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No (Pending). No Constitutional ban since 2009. No/Yes Gay individuals may adopt. Yes Since 2015 [42][43] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Yes Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name after completion of medical intervention.[44]
Brazil Brazil Yes Legal since 1831
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes "Stable unions" legal in some states since 2004, all rights as recognized family entities available nationwide since 2011.[45][46] Yes Legal in some states since 2012. Nationwide since 2013.[47][48] Yes Single gay persons explicitly accepted since 1996. Joint adoption legal since 2010.[49] Yes Since 1969.[50] No/Yes All state-sanctioned social discrimination of citizens since 1988. Legal protection for sexual orientation in many jurisdictions, expansion of anti-discrimination (all) national Constitutional amendment discussed in the Senate.[51] Pathologization or attempted treatment of sexual orientation by mental health professionals illegal since 1999.[52][53] Yes Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name after completion of medical intervention since 2009.[54][55][56]
Chile Chile Yes Legal since 1999 (Age of consent discrepancy)
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Civil unions legal by October 2015.[57][58] No (Proposed).[59] No/Yes Gay individuals may adopt (Step-child adoption and joint adoption pending).[60] Yes Since 2012.[61] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination.[62] Yes Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name after completion of medical intervention since 2007. Currently, a broader gender identity law (which would not require any surgeries or judicial permission) is being discussed by the congress.[63][64]
Colombia Colombia Yes Legal since 1981
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Since 2007. No/Yes Judges are able to marry same-sex couples using a 2011 court ruling; same-sex marriage bill proposed in Congress.[65] Yes/No Step-child adoption since 2014.[66] Yes Since 1999. Since 2009 the military special social security system can be used by same sex couples in the army. Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination, including hate speech.[67] Yes Since 2009 [68]. After Decree 1227 of 2015 Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name manifesting their solemn will before a notar, no surgeries or judicial order required. [69]
Ecuador Ecuador Yes Legal since 1997
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Civil unions since 2009.[70] No Constitutional ban since 2009. No Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Yes Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name after completion of medical intervention.
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands
(Overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
Yes Legal since 1989
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No (Pending).[71] No No Yes UK responsible for defence. Yes Constitutional ban on discrimination.[72] No
French Guiana French Guiana
(Overseas department of France)
Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999. Yes Legal since 2013. Yes Legal since 2013. Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Yes Requires sterilization for change.
Guyana Guyana No Illegal
Penalty: Up to life imprisonment (not enforced).[1]
No No No Yes [73] No Added to constitution in 2004, but withdrawn afterwards by the government. No
Paraguay Paraguay Yes Legal since 1880 (Age of consent discrepancy)
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No Constitutional ban since 1992. No Constitutional ban since 1992. No Yes Not banned. No No
Peru Peru Yes Legal since 1836-1837
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No No No Yes Since 2009.[74] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Yes Transgender persons can change their legal name after completion of medical intervention. Gender change is not allowed by courts.
Suriname Suriname Yes Legal since 1869 (Age of consent discrepancy).[1] No No No Emblem-question.svg No No
Uruguay Uruguay Yes Legal since 1934
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
Yes Civil unions since 2008.[75] Yes Legal since 2013.[76] Yes Legal since 2009.[77] Yes Since 2009.[78] Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination since 2004.[79] Yes Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name since 2009.[80]
Venezuela Venezuela Yes Legal since 1997
+ UN decl. sign.[1]
No/Yes Civil union in Mérida since 2010. No (Proposed) Constitutional ban since 1999.[81] No Yes Since 1999. Yes Bans some anti-gay discrimination.[82] No

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