Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 18 / 100 | 96 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 | Legal Since 1969 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1860 | Legal Since 2005 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2024 | Legal Since 2025 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2013 | Recognized Since 2019 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Legal Since 2011 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 1992 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2019 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 77% Mentioned homosexuals | 90% Did not mention homosexuals 10% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 0% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | 62% Justifiable 10% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 82% Support 8% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 81% Agree 13% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 7% Agree 75% Disagree | 72% Agree 9% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 85% Yes 10% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 76% Approve 24% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 80% Approve 20% Disapprove |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 80% Yes 14% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 19% Good place 28% Not a good place | 80% Good place 12% Not a good place |
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