LGBT rights in Bolivia

Discrimination protections
In January 2009, following the January 2009 Bolivian constitutional referendum, a new constitution took effect in Bolivia. It prohibits discrimination based on sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

President Evo Morales claimed at an April 2010 environmental conference that the consumption of chicken "causes baldness and homosexuality." His comments reportedly left thousands in the crowd hollering with laughter.

Recognition of same-sex relationships
The new constitution also limits both marriage and civil unions to heterosexual couples, though what opposite-sex civil unions are have not been established in the country.