Equality Index ? | 66 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 66 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 33 / 100 |
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?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 34% Yes 62% No |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 44% Good place 50% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2016 | Legal Since 1974 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 2003 | Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal Since 2017 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2016 | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2000 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2016 | Equal Since 1974 |
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