Official Name: All of Central America
Population: 40,548,745
Capital: Seven cities - Pop. 0
Area: 523,780 sq. km. / 325,462 sq. miles.
Language: Spanish
Religion: Mostly catholic
Status of Homosexuality: All legal as of 2008
Telephone Country Code: 0
Heterosexist machismo and rigid Catholic anti-gay attitudes prevail over most of Central America. There is little breathing room for expression by LGBT citizens. In Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador--all the countries of Central America--homosexuality is legal as of 2008. But these are mere technicalities for most people and the vast majority do not like the presence of same-sex people among them. It will take generations to shift away from their resentments toward more tolerant and accepting thinking. But meanwhile, like moths dancing around a flame, in every country there are activists pushing for reform and there are gay venues and events that keep the flame of hope alive. See the individual countries for more.
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