LGBT rights in Andorra
LGBT rights in Andorra | |
|---|---|
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| Status | Legal since 1790, age of consent equal |
| Gender identity | – |
| Military | Has no army |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation protections (see below) |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Stable unions since 2005; Civil unions since 2014 |
| Adoption | Full adoption rights since 2014. |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Andorra may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.
Civil unions, which grant most benefits of marriage, are recognized.
Law regarding same-sex sexual activity
The law prohibiting same-sex sexual activity was abolished in 1790.[1]
The age of consent is equal at 16, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender.[2]
Recognition of same-sex relationships
Same-sex couples can register their partnership under the name "Stable Union of a Couple" since 2005.[3] On 2 June 2014, following the earlier announcement,[4] the ruling Democrats for Andorra party introduced a bill to establish civil unions.[5] After months of consultation, the proposed civil unions would be equal to marriage in everything but name as the word "marriage" was one of the biggest causes of the Democrats for Andorra voting no on the failed same-sex marriage law. The Civil Union law would give gay couples joint adoption rights.[6][7] On 27 November 2014, the bill passed on a vote of 20 to 3 with several abstentions. On 24 December 2014, the bill was published in the official journal, following promulgation by co-prince François Hollande as signature of one of the two co-princes was needed. It took effect on 25 December 2014.[8][9]
Local LGBT rights groups have denounced the 2014 Civil Union law as discriminatory and still full of legal deficiencies. The groups have proposed legal action to obtain the right to marry.[10]
Adoption and family planning
In Andorra, before 2014, same-sex couples were not allowed to adopt [11][12][13] because the adoption law only recognised this possibility for heterosexual couples.[11] This was changed when a civil union law granting full adoption rights was passed in November 2014 and came into force on 25 December 2014.[14][15]
Additionally, lesbian couples can get access to artificial insemination.
Immigration Equality
Andorra provides equal treatment to all citizens with respect to immigration and family unification, regardless of sexual orientation.
Discrimination protections
Andorra prohibits discrimination and hate crimes based on sexual orientation.[3]
Blood donation issues
Men who have sex with men (MSM) can donate blood to the Blood and Tissues Bank of Catalonia, but not to the Établissement Français du Sang in France.[3][16]
Summary table
| Same-sex sexual activity legal |  (since 1791)
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| Equal age of consent |
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| Anti-discrimination laws for sexual orientation |
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| Anti-discrimination laws for gender identity or expression | 
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| Hate crime laws include sexual orientation |
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| Hate crime laws include gender identity or expression |
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| Recognition of same-sex couples as civil unions | (since 2005)
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| Step adoption by same-sex couples | (since 2014)
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| Joint adoption by same-sex couples | (since 2014)
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| Access to IVF for lesbians |
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| Same-sex marriages |
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| MSMs allowed to donate blood |
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See also
Notes
- ^ State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same-sex activity between consenting adults. International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ Spartacus International Gay Guide, page 1216. Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Laws: Andorra". GayLawNet.com. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Template:Ca icon DA regularà les adopcions per part de parelles homosexuals
- ^ Template:Ca icon Proposició de llei qualificada de les unions civils i de modificació de la Llei qualificada del matrimoni de 30 de juny de 1995 i de la Llei 14/2004, de 3 de novembre, qualificada de modificació de la Llei qualificada de matrimoni
- ^ Adopció igual per a tots
- ^ Enllestida la llei d’unions civils amb el procés d’adopció dels matrimonis
- ^ Template:Ca icon Llei 34/2014, del 27 de novembre, qualificada de les unions civils i de modificació de la Llei qualificada del matrimoni, de 30 de juny de 1995
- ^ Template:Ca icon Demà entren en vigor lleis importants, com la d'unions civils o la 'regla d´or'
- ^ Template:Es icon Andorra rechaza llamar “matrimonio” a las uniones de parejas del mismo sexo
- ^ a b Template:Ca icon Llei 29/1996, Llei qualificada de l'adopció i de les altres formes de protecció del menor desemparat
- ^ ILGA Europe, Andorra
- ^ Template:Ca icon El cap de govern d'Andorra desmenteix ara que les parelles homosexuals puguin adoptar Vilaweb
- ^ Template:Ca icon Llei 34/2014, del 27 de novembre, qualificada de les unions civils i de modificació de la Llei qualificada del matrimoni, de 30 de juny de 1995
- ^ Template:Ca icon Demà entren en vigor lleis importants, com la d'unions civils o la 'regla d´or'
- ^ "Som com som celebra l'acord amb el banc de sang català". Diari d'Andorra (in Catalan). 22 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
