Equality Index ? | 43 / 100 | 43 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 58 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 29 / 100 | 38 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2023) | 16% Approve 0% | 37% Approve 0% |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 41% Good Place 0% | 42% Good Place 0% |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 13% Justifiable 61% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 67% Did not mention homosexuals 33% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 32% Agree 44% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 21% Approve 79% Disapprove | 25% Approve 76% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove | 42% Approve 59% Disapprove |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | Region not surveyed | 28% Yes 43% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 27% Good place 60% Not a good place | 54% Good place 34% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1985 | Legal Since 2007 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 2005 | Unrecognized Since 1987 |
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 | Illegal Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | Sexual orientation only |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 2016 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2007 |
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