Equality Index ? | 57 / 100 | 34 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 46 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 68 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 5% Approve 95% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 10% Approve 90% Disapprove |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 10% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 26% Did not mention homosexuals 74% Mentioned homosexuals |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 15% Good place 69% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2016 | Legal Since 1791 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 2003 | Not legal |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, surgery not required Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1987 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Ambiguous |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1987 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2016 | Equal |
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