LGBT rights in Argentina | |
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Status | Legal since 1887[1] |
Gender identity | Right to change legal gender since 2012 |
Military | LGBT people allowed to serve openly |
Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation protections in Buenos Aires and Rosario (see below) |
Family rights | |
Recognition of relationships | Civil unions since 2002 in the City of Buenos Aires and nationwide since 2015 Same-sex marriage since 2010 |
Adoption | Full adoption rights since 2010 |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Argentina rank among the highest in the world.[2][3] Upon legalising same-sex marriage on 15 July 2010, Argentina became the first country in Latin America, the second in the Americas, and the tenth in the world to do so.[4] Following Argentina's transition to a democracy in 1983, its laws have become more inclusive and accepting of LGBT people, as has public opinion.[5]
Argentina also "has one of the world's most comprehensive transgender rights laws":[6] its Gender Identity Law, passed in 2012, allows people to change their legal gender without facing barriers such as hormone therapy, surgery or psychiatric diagnosis that labels them as having an abnormality.[7][8] Because of the law, as well as the creation of alternative schools and the first transgender community centre, BBC Mundo reported in 2014 that "Argentina leads the trans revolution in the world."[9] In 2015, the World Health Organization cited Argentina as an exemplary country for providing transgender rights.[8]
Societal acceptance is also very high. In a 2020 Pew Research Center poll, Argentina was ranked the South American country with the most positive societal attitudes towards homosexuality, with about three-quarters (76%) of those surveyed saying it should be accepted.[10] The country's capital and largest city, Buenos Aires, has become an important recipient of LGBT tourism and has been described as "South America's gay capital".[11][12] Nevertheless, reports of bullying against LGBT people, especially youth, are still common.[13]
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