Equality Index ? | 81 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 87 / 100 | 38 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 74 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1791 | Legal Since 1871 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2023 | Banned Since 1963 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2019 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2021 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2014 | Single only Since 2007 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | N/A | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2011 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1791 | Equal Since 1871 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 95% Did not mention homosexuals 5% Mentioned homosexuals | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 67% Justifiable 8% Not justifiable | 15% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 50% Agree 19% Disagree | 25% Agree 44% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 23% Approve 77% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 32% Approve 68% Disapprove |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 29% Good place 65% Not a good place |
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