Is homosexuality legal in Puerto Rico?

Legal

Same-sex sexual activity is legal.

Puerto Rico is one of 160 countries classified “Legal” for same-sex sexual activity — 71% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: LGBTQ rights by country or territory
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

British Virgin Islands
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Sint Maarten
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Anguilla
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Saint-Martin
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Saint-Barthélemy
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.

Other laws in Puerto Rico

Same-Sex Marriage
Marriage legal
Sex Work
Legal & regulated
Same-Sex Adoption
Joint adoption legal
Marriage Age
18+

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A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.