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Tables:


LGBT rights in: Homosexual acts legal? Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression Immigration equality for same-sex couples
Bermuda Bermuda Yes Legal since 1994 (Age of consent discrepancy, see article) No No Unknown Yes (due to policy of conscription) No No protection No
Canada Canada Yes Legal since 1969 (Age of consent discrepancy, see article)
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Yes Legal since 2005 Yes In 8 provinces and 1 territory[1][2] Yes Since 1992[4] Anti-discriminatory laws provided by Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Egan v. Canada; in all provincial/territorial civil rights codes since Vriend v. Alberta. Common-law marriage since M. v. H., 1999; SSM since Civil Marriage Act, 2005. Explicit protections only in NWT.[3] Yes
Mexico Mexico Yes Legal since 1862
+ UN decl. sign. 		No / Yes Legal in Coahuila and Mexico City No Single gay persons may adopt Yes No -
Saint Pierre et Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France) Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999 No No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination No
United States United States Yes Legal since 1962, nationwide since 2003
+ UN decl. sign. 		No / Yes Varies by state No / Yes Marriage in 6 states No / Yes Varies by state. No "Don't ask, don't tell" policy 20 states [4] 13 states ban discrimination by gender identity[5] No Currently debated.


LGBT rights in: Homosexual acts legal? Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression Immigration equality for same-sex couples
Belize Belize No Illegal since 2003 (Penalty: 10 year prison sentence)
Costa Rica Costa Rica Yes Legal since 1971 No(There is a project in the Congress) No Unknown (Has happened in some cases) Doesn't apply. There are no military forces in Costa Rica, nonetheless they may serve in the police Yes Bans anti-gay discrimination No
El Salvador El Salvador Yes Legal No No Unknown Unknown Unknown No No
Guatemala Guatemala Yes Legal No No Unknown Unknown Yes Anti-discrimination in Youth and Childhood Act since 1997. No
Honduras Honduras Yes Legal No No Constitutional ban No Constitutional ban Unknown Unknown No
Nicaragua Nicaragua Yes Legal since 2008
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No - - Yes Bans unknown amount of anti-gay discrimination (verification needed)
Panama Panama Yes Legal since 2008 No No Unknown No No


LGBT rights in: Homosexual acts legal? Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression Immigration equality for same-sex couples
Anguilla Anguilla (Overseas territory of the United Kingdom) Yes Legal since 2000 No No Unknown Yes Unknown Unknown
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda No Illegal (Penalty: 15 year prison sentence)
Aruba Aruba (Autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) Yes Legal No Only unions made in The Netherlands recognised No Only same-sex marriages made in The Netherlands recognised Unknown Yes Unknown Unknown
The Bahamas Bahamas Yes Legal since 1991 (Age of consent discrepancy) No No Unknown Yes No No
Barbados Barbados No Illegal (Penalty: life sentence)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Yes Legal since 2000 No No Unknown Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination No
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Yes Legal since 2000 No No Unknown Yes Unknown No
Cuba Cuba Yes Legal since 1979
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No Unknown No Unknown No
Dominica Dominica No Illegal (Penalty: 10 year prison sentence)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Yes No No No No No No
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (Overseas department of France) Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Pacte civil de solidarité
since 1999 		No No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination
Grenada Grenada No Male illegal (Penalty: 10 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal
Haiti Haiti Yes Legal
Jamaica Jamaica No Illegal (Penalty: 10 years hard labor)
Martinique Martinique (Overseas department of France) Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Pacte civil de solidarité
since 1999 		No No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination
Montserrat Montserrat Yes Legal since 2000 No No Unknown Yes Unknown
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles Yes Legal No Only unions made in The Netherlands recognised No Only same-sex marriages made in The Netherlands recognised Unknown Yes Unknown
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States) Yes Legal since 2005 No No No Single gay persons may adopt No US military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis No Male illegal (Penalty: 10 years)
Yes Female legal
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No Male illegal (Penalty: fine and/or 10 year prison sentence)
Yes Female legal
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No Illegal (Penalty: fine and/or 10 year prison sentence)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago No Illegal (Penalty: 25 year prison sentence)
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Yes Legal since 2000 No No Unknown Yes Unknown
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States) Yes Legal Unknown No Unknown No US military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy - -


LGBT rights in: Homosexual acts legal? Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression Immigration equality for same-sex couples
Argentina Argentina Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Unregistered cohabitation in all country, Civil unions in Buenos Aires, Villa Carlos Paz, and Rio Negro province No No Yes Since 2009 No national protections, but cities of Buenos Aires and Rosario have had laws since 1996. Unknown Yes
Bolivia Bolivia Yes Legal since
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No Constitutionally banned in 2007 No Unknown Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination Unknown
Brazil Brazil Yes Legal since 1830
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Unregistered cohabitation in all country

See also Recognition of same-sex unions in Brazil

No No [6] Yes [7]

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Constitutional protection for sexual orientation in some states Unknown Yes
Chile Chile Yes Legal since 1998 (Age of consent discrepancy)
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No Unknown Unknown
Colombia Colombia Yes Legal since 1981
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Legal since 2007 No No single gay person may adopt Yes since 1999. Since 2009: the military special social security system can be used by same sex couples in the army Yes Unknown
Ecuador Ecuador Yes Legal since 1997
+ UN decl. sign. 		No Under consideration No No Unknown Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination Unknown
French Guiana French Guiana Yes Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999 No No Single gay persons may adopt Yes Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination Unknown
Guyana Guyana No Male illegal (Penalty: life imprisonment)
Yes Female legal		 No Added to constitution in 2004, but withdrawn afterwards by the government Unknown
Paraguay Paraguay Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Peru Peru Yes Legal No No Unknown No National anti-discrimination and protections for sexual orientation Unknown
Suriname Suriname Yes Legal (Age of consent discrepancy) No No Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Uruguay Uruguay Yes Legal since 1934
+ UN decl. sign. 		Yes Civil unions since 2008[9],[10] No No Under consideration Yes Since 2009 Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination since 2004 Unknown
Venezuela Venezuela Yes Legal
+ UN decl. sign. 		No No No No Yes Bans all anti-gay discrimination since 1999 Unknown


LGBT rights in: Homosexual acts legal? Recognition of same-sex relationships Same-sex marriage Same-sex adoption Allows gays to serve openly in military? Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) Laws concerning gender identity/expression Immigration equality for same-sex couples
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands (overseas territory of the U.K., claimed by Argentina) Yes Legal Yes Legal since 2005 No Yes Yes Yes Bans most anti-gay discrimination Unknown Yes UK law applies


References

  1. ^ Sexual Orientation and Legal Rights (92-1E)
  2. ^ Same Sex Couple Adoption: The Situation in Canada and Australia (Research Note 29 1999-2000)
  3. ^ Northwest Territories Human Rights Act, S.N.W.T. 2002, c.18. Section 5.
  4. ^ http://www.hrc.org
  5. ^ http://www.hrc.org
  6. ^ [1]Template:Pt
  7. ^ [2]Template:Pt
  8. ^ [3]Template:Pt
  9. ^ Gay News From 365Gay.com
  10. ^ Uruguay to Allow Civil Unions - Towleroad, a site with homosexual tendencies
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