LGBT rights in the Americas
| LGBT rights in Americas | |
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Americas
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| Same-sex sexual activity legal? | Legal in 25 out of 35 states Legal in all 20 territories |
| Gender identity/expression | Legal in 15 out of 35 states Legal in 9 out of 20 territories |
| Military service | Allowed to serve openly in 16 out of 29 states that have an army Legal in all 20 territories |
| Discrimination protections | Legal in 17 out of 35 states Legal in 15 out of 20 territories |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships |
Legal in 10 out of 35 states Legal in 10 out of 20 territories |
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Restrictions:
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Same-sex marriage constitutionally banned in 7 out of 35 states |
| Adoption | Legal in 7 out of 35 states Legal in 10 out of 20 territories |
Laws governing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights are complex in the Americas, and acceptance of LGBT persons varies widely. Same-sex marriages have been legal in Canada nationwide since 2005, in Argentina since 2010, in Brazil nationwide and Uruguay since 2013, in the United States nationwide since 2015 and in Colombia since 2016. In Mexico, same-sex marriages are performed in Mexico City and the states of Quintana Roo, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, Campeche, Colima, and Michoacán; those unions are recognized nationwide. Same-sex marriages are also legal in the Caribbean Netherlands, while marriages performed in the Netherlands are recognized in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. More than 700 million people live in nations or sub-national entities in the Americas where same-sex marriages are available.
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