Official Name: Republic of Honduras
Population: 7,485,000
Capital: Tegucigalpa - Pop. 1,350,000
Area: 112,088 sq. km. / 69,648 sq. miles.
Language: Spanish
Religion: Roman Catholic
Status of Homosexuality: Legal
Telephone Country Code: 504
Homosexuality is legal in Honduras. However, Honduran lawmakers unanimously approved (March 2005) a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage and adoptions by same-sex couples. The vote by Honduras' National Assembly came just months after the government formally recognized several gay civil rights groups - a move that outraged church leaders in this overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country. The constitutional amendment also refuses to recognize same-sex marriages or unions that occurred legally in other countries. Needless to say, homophobia runs high in this Catholic country.
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