LGBT rights in Paloma
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| Status | Legal in certain jurisdictions since 2019 |
| Gender identity | Laws vary by jurisdiction |
| Military | Non-official policy "Don't ask" since 2019 |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity in employment nationwide since March 2020 |
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| Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage is illegal, however same-sex couples married outside Paloma are recognized in certain jurisdictions |
| Adoption | Not specified |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Paloma have evolved in recent years. However, LGBT Palomans may still face some legal and many social challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents, particularly in Paloman Prefectural and territories with large Catholic and Muslim populations, such as in the Pajaro or Paloman Malaya.
Gay marriage in Paloma is illegal and cannot be preformed in the country. Previous rulings by the Supreme Court of Paloma determined originally that banning same-sex marriage as unconstitutional and against the common rights bill before it was overturned by the court a year later in a landmark decision that the Paloman government did not posses the proper recourses and unity on the subject due to the plurinational and multicultural structure of the state to recognize gay marriage in the country. Gay marriages performed outside Paloma are recognized by the government however.
LGBT rights anti-discrimination laws vary by Prefecture. Many prefectures have anti-discrimination laws in the current law code.
Hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity are punishable by federal law under the Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021, but many prefectures lack prefectural-level hate crime laws that cover sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
HIV/AIDS
Although there has been no cases dated of HIV/AIDS among any of the Paloman population, the government strongly encourages safe sex practices and disclosure with a partner is infected with HIV/AIDS.
Summary table of LGBT rights in Paloma
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denotes that the right exists, while a 
denotes it does not; a and in the same column means the right varies on a state-by-state basis, or that it varies on the Federal Level.
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| Same-sex sexual activity legal | 
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| Equal age of consent |
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| Romeo and Juliet laws apply equally to same-sex couples as to opposite-sex couples | 
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| Anti-discrimination laws in employment |
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| Anti-discrimination laws in housing |
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| Anti-discrimination laws in public accommodations |
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| Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services |
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| Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas |
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| Anti-discrimination laws in health insurance |
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| Anti-bullying legislation in schools and colleges |
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| Anti-discrimination laws in schools and colleges |
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| Anti-discrimination laws in hospitals |
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| Anti-discrimination law in homeless shelters |
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| Discrimination against Intersex or non-binary persons is interpreted to be a violation of anti-discrimination laws when gender identity and/or sex is enumerated as a protected class | for non-binary people, for Intersex people
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| LGBT anti-discrimination law in prisons, juvenile halls, and immigration detention centers, including but not limited to transgender people required to be housed according to their gender identity and coverage of transition care |
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| Transgender-disenfranchising voting laws repealed/absent | 
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| Transgender people allowed to use restrooms and other gender-segregated spaces that correspond to their gender identity |
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| Transgender people allowed to participate in the sport of their gender identity |
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| Single-person restrooms with gender-segregated signage (and a lock) are given new signs saying "All-Gender Restroom" (by policy/law) |
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| Gender confirmation surgery, puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy and other transition-related healthcare for transgender people required to be covered under health insurance policies |
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| LGBT education |
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| Hate Crime laws inclusive of Sexual orientation | (Since 2021)
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| Hate Crime laws inclusive of Gender identity | (Since 2021)
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| Ban on police profiling on the basis of both perceived and/or actual gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation |
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| Sexual orientation allowed as grounds for asylum |
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| Gender identity allowed as grounds for asylum |
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| Prohibition on the detention of immigrants on the basis of their LGBT identity. |
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| Prohibition of deportations of LGBT immigrants back to countries with the death penalty for homosexuality |
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| Endorsable visas for immigrants and travelers who are legally recognized as non-binary or Intersex in their country of origin |
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| Surrogacy legal for male same-sex couples |
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| Same-sex marriage | (Same-sex marriage preformed outside of Paloma recognized)
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| Recognition of same-sex couples |
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| Step-child adoption by same-sex couples |
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| Joint adoption by same-sex couples |
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| Paid family leave for same-sex parents and couples |
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| LGBT anti-discrimination law in adoption, custody, and visitation rights |
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| Conjugal visits for same-sex couples |
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| LGBT people allowed to serve openly in the military | (under Don't Ask)
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| Transgender people allowed to serve openly in the military |
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| Transvestite people allowed to serve openly in the military |
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| Intersex people allowed to serve openly in the military |
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| Right to change legal gender | (Does not require SRS for a gender change on passports)
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| Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
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| Legal recognition of non-binary gender on Paloman passports |
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| Abolition of gender-based dress codes which may discriminate against transgender students at schools |
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| Airport security systems no longer classify bodies by (assumed/profiled) sex designation, and do not flag trans bodies as "alarm" or "anomaly" when they do not match normal sex designations |
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| Paloman census counts number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and recognizes a non-binary gender or Intersex option |
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| Intersex minors protected from invasive surgical procedures |
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| Conversion therapy banned on minors |
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| Gay panic and trans panic defenses banned by law |
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| Homosexuality declassified as a mental illness | (since 2019)
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| Transgender identity declassified as a mental illness | /
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| Intersex sex characteristics declassified as a physical deformity |
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| MSMs allowed to donate blood |
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| Female sex partners of MSMs allowed to donate blood |
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