View source for LGBT rights in Cordonia

'''Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in Cordonia''' are among the most progressive in the world and have gradually improved since the 1960s.

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| Same-sex sexual activity legal
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| Never [[:wikipedia:Criminalization of homosexuality|criminalized]]. 
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| Equal age of consent (16)
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| Since 1990{{efn|name=1990act|The age of homosexual consent was lowered to match heterosexual consent by an act of [[Parliament of Cordonia|parliament]] in 1990. It was previously 21 before 1990. From 1990–2022, each duchy regulated their own age of consent but the previously mentioned act mandated that homosexual and heterosexual consent be equal. The [[Uniform Age Act of 2022]] nationalized the age of consent at 16 since 2022.}}
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| Anti-discrimination laws in employment
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| Since 2000
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| Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services
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| 2000
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| Anti-discrimination laws in housing, health insurance, facilities and public accomodations
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| Since 1994
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| Anti-discrimination laws in schools, colleges and education
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| Since 2005
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| Anti-discrimination laws in hospitals and homeless shelters
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| Since 2000
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| Anti-discrimination laws covering sex characteristics, gender identity and expression in all areas
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| Since 2015
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| [[Same-sex marriage in Cordonia|Same-sex marriages]]
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| Since 2000{{efn|Same-sex marriage was legalized by the [[Equal Marriages Act of 1999]] and took affect on 1 January 2000.}}
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| Recognition of same-sex couples
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| Since 1994{{efn|[[Civil union in Cordonia|Civil unions]] for same-sex couples became legal in Cordonia 1994 with most of the rights of marriage. Before then, some duchies recognized cohabitation with limited legal rights. Civil unions were originally codified for same-sex couples but expanded to opposite-sex couples in 2015.}}
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| Stepchild adoption by same-sex couples
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| Since 1994
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| Joint adoption by same-sex couples
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| Since 2000
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| Step-child adoption by single individuals regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity
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| Since 1994
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| International adoption by individuals regardless of marital status, sexual orientation and gender identity
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| Since 2000
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| Paid family leave for same-sex parents and couples
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| Since 2000
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| LGBT anti-discrimination laws in adoption, visitation and custody rights
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| Since 2000
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| Hate crime laws inclusive of sexual orientation, sex characteristics, gender, gender identity and gender expression
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| Since 1994
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| LGBT people allowed to serve openly in the military
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| Since 1990
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| [[:wikipedia:Conjugal visits|Conjugal visits]] for same-sex couples
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| Since 1994
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| Right to change legal gender
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| Since 2015
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| Ability to change legal gender without a psychiatric or psychological evaluation
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| Ability to change legal name without a psychiatric or psychological evaluation
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| Legal name changes have always been allowed in Cordonia regardless of gender identity.
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| Automatic parenthood for both female spouses after birth
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| Since 2000
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| Automatic parenthood for both male spouses after surrogate childbirth
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| Since 2000
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| Legal access to single [[:wikipedia:gender-neutral bathrooms|gender-neutral bathrooms]]
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| Required in public schools and government buildings.
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| Coverage for sex reassignment surgery
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| Since 2020
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| Gender confirmation surgery, puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy and other transition-related healthcare for transgender people required to be covered under health insurance and provincial Medicare policies
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| Since 2015
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| LGBT education
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| Since 2005
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| [[Third gender]] option
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| Since 2015
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| Intersex characteristics declassified as a physical deformity
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| Homosexuality declassified as an illness
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| Since 1965
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| Transgender identity declassified as an illness
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| Since 1994
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| [[:wikipedia:Conversion therapy|Conversion therapy]] banned for minors
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| Since 2000
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| Gay panic and trans panic defences banned in court
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| Since 2001
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|Equal access to surrogacy for all couples
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|Since 2000
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| Same-sex couples reimbursed for surrogacy costs
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| Since 2015
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| Sexual orientation and gender identity allowed as grounds for asylum
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| Since 1994
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| Cordonian census counts number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and recognizes a non-binary gender or Intersex option
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| Since 1994
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| LGBT anti-discrimination law in prisons, juvenile halls, and immigration detention centers, including but not limited to transgender people required to be housed according to their gender identity and coverage of transition care
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| Endorsable visas for immigrants and travelers who are legally recognized as non-binary or Intersex in their country of origin
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| Since 2015
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| Prohibition on the detention of immigrants on the basis of their LGBT identity
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| Since 1994
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| Prohibition of deportations of LGBT immigrants back to countries with the death penalty for homosexuality
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| Since 2000
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| Same-sex couples allowed to access artificial insemenation
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| Gay and bisexual males allowed to donate semen
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| Never banned.
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| [[:wikipedia:Men who have sex with men|MSMs]] and female sex partners of MSMs allowed to donate plasma and blood
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| Since 2022.
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