LGBT rights in Uruguay

LGBT rights in Uruguay are among the most liberal in both South America and the world. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal with an equal age of consent law since 1934, anti-discrimination laws in place since 2003. Gays and lesbians have been allowed to serve openly in the military and jointly adopt children since 2009, and civil unions have been allowed for same-sex couples since 2008 and civil marriages since 2013, in accordance with the nation's same-sex marriage law passed in early 2013.

LGBT rights in Uruguay

LGBT rights in Uruguay are among the most liberal in both South America and the world. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal with an equal age of consent law since 1934, anti-discrimination laws in place since 2003. Gays and lesbians have been allowed to serve openly in the military and jointly adopt children since 2009, and civil unions have been allowed for same-sex couples since 2008 and civil marriages since 2013, in accordance with the nation's same-sex marriage law passed in early 2013.