Equality Index ? | 64 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 64 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 14 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 10% Approve 90% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 18% Approve 82% Disapprove |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1998 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2010 | Unrecognized |
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 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
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 Since 1974 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal | N/A |
Full Details | Full Details |
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