LGBT rights in the Americas
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LGBT rights in Cuba — Sexual relations between same sex consenting adults 16 and over have been legal in Cuba since 1992, although same sex relationships are not presently recognised by the state. In Cuba, people s organizations and public assembly must be state… … Wikipedia
LGBT rights in Costa Rica — have made signicant progress since the 1970. Yet, the nation s people tend to be socially conservative when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity issues, in large part due to the strong influences of the Catholic Church and… … Wikipedia
LGBT rights in Colombia — have progressed since consensual homosexual activity was decriminalized in 1980 with amendments to the Criminal Code. Between February 2007 and April 2008 three rulings of the Constitutional Court granted registered same sex couples the same… … Wikipedia
LGBT rights in Jamaica — LGBT (Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender) rights in Jamaica are dominated by the prohibition of sexual acts between men. Sexual acts between women are legal, by virtue of the absence of any reference to it in law. Sex between men is punishable with … Wikipedia
LGBT rights in Brazil — The number of LGBT rights in Brazil have expanded since the end of the military dictatorship in 1985.Fact|date=August 2007Timeline*1830: Dom Pedro I signed into law the Imperial Penal Code. It eliminates all references to sodomy. [… … Wikipedia
LGBT rights in Trinidad and Tobago — Homosexuality is illegal in Trinidad and Tobago. However homosexuals have not been actively targeted by the laws.Criminal Codeexual Offences ActTrinidadian criminal code prohibits sex between two people of the same sex, as is the case in much of… … Wikipedia
LGBT rights in Ecuador — Homosexuality has been legal in Ecuador since a 1997 landmark decision by the Constitutional Tribunal overturned as unconstitutional section one of Article 516 of the Penal Code, which previously criminalized sexual activities between persons of… … Wikipedia
Human rights in the United States — In 1776, Thomas Jefferson proposed a philosophy of human rights inherent to all people in the Declaration of Independence, asserting that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that… … Wikipedia
LGBT rights in Peru — Homosexual acts among consenting adults are legal. [ [http://www.ilga.info/Information/Legal survey/americas/peru.htm] Retrieved on August 23, 2007.] An exception is made for all military and police personnel, who can be punished with between 60… … Wikipedia
2003 in LGBT rights — Events of 2003* California bans gender identity discrimination in the private sector. [ [http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a13/press/a132003032.htm AUGUST 3, 2003 Assemblyman Mark Leno s Gender Identity Bill Signed By Governor Davis ] ] *… … Wikipedia
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