Equality Index ? | 35 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 54 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 17 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 12% Approve 88% Disapprove | 10% Approve 90% Disapprove |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 22% Approve 79% Disapprove | 18% Approve 82% Disapprove |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2022 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1998 |
Same-sex marriage | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2022 | N/A |
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