Equality Index ? | 59 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 70 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 48 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Male illegal, female legal Since 1864 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2024 | Banned Since 2011 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | N/A | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Unknown | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unknown | Female equal, male N/A Since 1864 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 16% Approve 84% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 22% Approve 78% Disapprove |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 10% Good place 70% Not a good place |
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