Equality Index ? | 30 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 45 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2023) | 11% Approve 0% | 12% Approve 0% |
Approval of equal rights for gender minorities (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2023) | 23% Approve 0% | 20% Approve 0% |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 22% Good Place 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 16% Approve 84% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 22% Approve 78% Disapprove |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | Region not surveyed | 16% Yes 54% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 13% Yes 64% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 10% Good place 70% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1864 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal | Not legal Since 2011 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1962 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1998 | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Unequal | N/A |
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