Equality Index ? | 51 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 51 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 16 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
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 |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 10% Good place 70% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2001 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1864 |
Same-sex marriage | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only | Not legal Since 1962 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, surgery not required |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2001 | No protections Since 1962 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2001 | No protections Since 1962 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2001 | No protections Since 1962 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2011 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Unequal Since 2001 | N/A |
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