Gay rights in Uruguay

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1 Criminal law
2 Anti-discrimination protection
3 Same-sex couples
4 See also

[edit] Criminal law

Sodomy was decriminalized in 1934.[1]

The age of consent is 15 years for both sexes, however corruption of persons under the age of 18 is criminalized as well.[2]

[edit] Anti-discrimination protection

Incitement to hatred on the ground of sexual orientation is prohibited since 2003, and in 2004 the anti-discrimination laws were amended to cover sexual orientation.

[edit] Same-sex couples

There is no recognition of same-sex couples at present. However, a proposal on Civil Unions is working its way through the National legislature. In September 2006, the proposal passed the Senate, but the Chamber of Deputies has yet to act.

[edit] See also

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Gay rights in South America

Sovereign states
Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama* · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago* · Uruguay · Venezuela

Dependencies
Aruba* (Netherlands) · Falkland Islands (UK) · French Guiana (France) · Gay rights in Netherlands Antilles* (Netherlands) · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK)
* Territories also in or commonly reckoned elsewhere in the Americas (North America).