Honduras

Honduras decriminalized same-sex relations in 1899; a 2005 constitutional rewrite then locked out same-sex marriage and de facto partnerships in explicit terms. There is a hate incitement law (3-5 years prison for public discrimination) but weak enforcement. No legal gender change. NGOs reported 47 violent deaths of LGBTQI+ people in 2023, one of the region's highest rates. Limited LGBT scene in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula · Bay Islands tourism (Roatán) cosmopolitan · discretion strongly advised.

Population 9,6M Capital Tegucigalpa Language Spanish Currency Honduran Lempira (HNL)

LGBTQI+ legal framework · Honduras

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LGBT identity

Legal since 1899

Decriminalized in 1899 with consent from age 15 · no inherited colonial sodomy laws

Partnership recognition

Constitutionally banned (2005)

Neither marriage nor civil unions are recognised · the 2005 constitutional rewrite expressly excludes same-sex marriage as well as de facto partnerships

Legal protection

Articles 321/321-A (2013, effective 2017)

Penal-code Arts. 321/321-A sanction SO/GI discrimination in employment and services (enacted 2013, effective Mar 2017) · no broad coverage elsewhere

Trans rights

No legal gender change

Trans people cannot change gender on legal documents · no legal recognition · high exposure to violence

Conversion therapies

No ban

No specific prohibition law · no mental health regulation for this practice

Social context · Honduras

Social acceptance

Conservative

Conservative · strong evangelical

Mostly conservative society with strong evangelical influence. Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula with more open pockets. Roatán cosmopolitan due to international tourism.

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Anti-LGBT violence

Documented

Very high · 47 violent deaths 2023 (NGOs)

Cattrachas recorded 40 homophobic/transphobic killings (Jan-Oct 2023); NGOs report 47 violent deaths and 83 hate crimes in 2023; historical baseline: 264 LGBTQI+ people murdered 2009-2017. Among Latin America's highest rates. Trans women especially exposed.

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Indicative data as of 2026-06-02. Check the destination country's official sources before travelling.

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LGBT news · Honduras

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NOV 30, 2024 · SALUD

MSM blood donation allowed

On November 30, 2024 Honduras published the reform (Executive Agreement 002-2024) ending the 1999 ban that prevented "homosexual" people from donating blood, lifting a historic restriction following litigation by the Cattrachas Lesbian Network.