Equality Index ? | 40 / 100 | 40 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 12% Approve 88% Disapprove | 27% Approve 73% Disapprove |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 22% Approve 79% Disapprove | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 32% Good place 63% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2022 | Legal Since 1822 |
Same-sex marriage | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only | Unrecognized Since 1944 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 |
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 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unequal Since 1995 | Equal |
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