Is homosexuality legal in Venezuela?
Legal
Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Venezuela is one of 160 countries classified “Legal” for same-sex sexual activity — 71% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Curaçao
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Aruba
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Colombia
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Grenada
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Other laws in Venezuela
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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