Equality Index ? | 78 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 76% Support 10% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 59% Agree 34% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 77% Did not mention homosexuals 23% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 24% Justifiable 43% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 42% Agree 32% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 69% Yes 24% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 51% Approve 49% Disapprove |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 56% Approve 44% Disapprove |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 61% Yes 30% No |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 53% Good place 32% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2016 | Legal Since 2001 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2010 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2003 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2016 | Illegal Since 2003 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Varies by Region |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal Since 2012 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2012 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Varies by Region Since 2020 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2016 | Equal Since 1871 |
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