Equality Index ? | 49 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 54 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 44 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2016 | Legal Since 1822 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1858 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2024 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Banned |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2024 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2016 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2018 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2010 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2016 | Equal Since 1822 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 19% Approve 81% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 34% Approve 66% Disapprove |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 34% Yes 62% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 44% Good place 50% Not a good place |
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