LGBT rights in Los Liberados

LGBT rights in Los Liberados
Same-sex sexual activity legal?	Legal
Same-sex marriage	Illegal
Adoption	Illegal
Military service	Legal (don't ask, don't tell)
Discrimination protections	No specific legal provisions exist

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersexual, queer and transsexual rights in Los Liberados are restricted. The constitution explicitly defines marriage as a voluntarily concerted union of a man and a woman with legal capacity to it, with the purpose to make a life together. As such, same-sex marriage is not possible in the Republic. Liberadosan law does not grant any specific provisions against discrimination of LBGT+ citizens. The expression of sexuality is however usually accepted to be part of the general freedom of expression provisions of the constitution.

Although the legal attitude of Los Liberados towards LGBT rights may be considered traditional, the republic nonetheless has an active alternative scene. The gay bars of Puerto Arcadio attract tourists from all over Micras. An annual gay pride parade, although small, is also held in several of Los Liberados' largest cities. In practice, the Liberadosan LGBT community can go around unbothered, but the state has the constitutional duty do uphold the traditional family. As such, sexual education at Liberadosan schools is taught from a traditional perspective, with homosexuality explained as a "deviation". Non-heterosexual marriages conducted outside Los Liberados are never recognised. Los Liberados has a strong policy of advancing the "natural family", as such children of homosexual couples may be taken under state custody.

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Same-sex sexual activity legal	No legal restrictions exist
Gender expression	Not recognised, but legal as freedom of expression
Age of consent	15 (for heterosexual relationships, no alternative for non-heterosexual relationships is defined)
Anti-discrimination laws in employment	No
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services	No
Conversion therapy	Legal
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech)	No specific regulation exists
Same-sex marriage	Illegal and unrecognised
Recognition of same-sex unions	No
Joint and step-child adoption by same-sex couples	Illegal and unrecognised
Gay people allowed to serve openly in the military	The Milicia de Hierro has a policy of "don't ask, don't tell"
Right to change legal gender	No
Access to IVF for lesbians	No
MSMs allowed to donate blood	No
Third gender	in case of medical condition
Surrogacy	Illegal.