Venezuela - March 2023
Court ruling decriminalizes gay sex in the military
A ruling by the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Chamber decriminalized gay sex in the military, by annulling a provision from the Military Justice Code that penalized same sex with up to three years imprisonment. The Chamber concluded that the provision was vague and contravened both the country’s constitution as well as the principle of progressiveness of human rights. LGBTQIA+ rights activists had called for the elimination of such provision and have characterized the decision as meaningful but have also highlighted that the country has yet to address other discriminatory legislation and marriage equality.
