Equality Index ? | 77 / 100 | 40 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 27% Approve 73% Disapprove |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 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 | Legal Since 1822 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2010 | 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 Since 1974 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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