Equality Index ? | 43 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 70 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 17 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 27% Good Place 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage (Pew Research Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 9% Favor 90% Oppose |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 10% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 14% Yes 83% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 12% Approve 88% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 22% Approve 79% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 14% Tolerate 84% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 9% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 27% Yes 64% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 8% Yes 90% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 11% Good place 83% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2022 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1930 |
Same-sex marriage | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only | Not legal Since 1902 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only Since 2022 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2022 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2022 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 | No protections Since 1930 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections Since 1930 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal Since 2002 |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Illegal Since 1941 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2022 | N/A |
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