LGBT rights in Guyana
RIGHTS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN GUYANA
Recognition of same-sex unions in Guyana; Gay rights in Guyana
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Guyana face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Guyana is the only country in South America, and the only country in the Americas outside the Caribbean, where homosexual acts (as well as heterosexual anal and oral sex) are still illegal.