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.

Recognition of same-sex relationships

Main article: Same-sex marriage in Cordonia

Summary table

Right	Yes	Note
Same-sex sexual activity legal	Y	Never criminalized.
Equal age of consent (16)	Y	Since 1990
Anti-discrimination laws in employment	Y	Since 2000
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services	Y	2000
Anti-discrimination laws in housing, health insurance, facilities and public accomodations	Y	Since 1994
Anti-discrimination laws in schools, colleges and education	Y	Since 2005
Anti-discrimination laws in hospitals and homeless shelters	Y	Since 2000
Anti-discrimination laws covering sex characteristics, gender identity and expression in all areas	Y	Since 2015
Same-sex marriages	Y	Since 2000
Recognition of same-sex couples	Y	Since 1994
Stepchild adoption by same-sex couples	Y	Since 1994
Joint adoption by same-sex couples	Y	Since 2000
Step-child adoption by single individuals regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity	Y	Since 1994
International adoption by individuals regardless of marital status, sexual orientation and gender identity	Y	Since 2000
Paid family leave for same-sex parents and couples	Y	Since 2000
LGBT anti-discrimination laws in adoption, visitation and custody rights	Y	Since 2000
Hate crime laws inclusive of sexual orientation, sex characteristics, gender, gender identity and gender expression	Y	Since 1994
LGBT people allowed to serve openly in the military	Y	Since 1990
Conjugal visits for same-sex couples	Y	Since 1994
Right to change legal gender	Y	Since 2015
Ability to change legal gender without a psychiatric or psychological evaluation	Y
Ability to change legal name without a psychiatric or psychological evaluation	Y	Legal name changes have always been allowed in Cordonia regardless of gender identity.
Automatic parenthood for both female spouses after birth	Y	Since 2000
Automatic parenthood for both male spouses after surrogate childbirth	Y	Since 2000
Legal access to single gender-neutral bathrooms	Y	Required in public schools and government buildings.
Coverage for sex reassignment surgery	Y	Since 2020
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	Y	Since 2015
LGBT education	Y	Since 2005
Third gender option	Y	Since 2015
Intersex characteristics declassified as a physical deformity	N
Homosexuality declassified as an illness	Y	Since 1965
Transgender identity declassified as an illness	Y	Since 1994
Conversion therapy banned for minors	Y	Since 2000
Gay panic and trans panic defences banned in court	Y	Since 2001
Equal access to surrogacy for all couples	Y	Since 2000
Same-sex couples reimbursed for surrogacy costs	Y	Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity allowed as grounds for asylum	Y	Since 1994
Cordonian census counts number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and recognizes a non-binary gender or Intersex option	Y	Since 1994
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	Y/N
Endorsable visas for immigrants and travelers who are legally recognized as non-binary or Intersex in their country of origin	Y	Since 2015
Prohibition on the detention of immigrants on the basis of their LGBT identity	Y	Since 1994
Prohibition of deportations of LGBT immigrants back to countries with the death penalty for homosexuality	Y	Since 2000
Same-sex couples allowed to access artificial insemenation	Y
Gay and bisexual males allowed to donate semen	Y	Never banned.
MSMs and female sex partners of MSMs allowed to donate plasma and blood	Y	Since 2022.