Equality Index ? | 32 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 52 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 12% Approve 88% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 24% Approve 76% Disapprove |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1987 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1998 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2012 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Unequal | Equal |
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