Equality Index ? | 32 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 52 / 100 | 86 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 57 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 62% Good Place 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 35% Approve 65% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 57% Approve 44% Disapprove |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 61% Good place 33% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Legal Since 2002 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal | Legal Since 2020 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, surgery not required Since 2018 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation only Since 2016 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Legal Since 2020 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1998 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unequal | Equal |
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