Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 43 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 12% Approve 88% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 22% Approve 79% Disapprove |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 89% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976 | Legal Since 2022 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1971 | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | 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 Since 1919 | Illegal Since 2022 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2022 |
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