Equality Index ? | 49 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 59 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 40 / 100 | 20 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 22% Good Place 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 16% Approve 84% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 22% Approve 78% Disapprove |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 13% Yes 64% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 10% Good place 70% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2021 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1864 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 2004 | Not legal Since 2011 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2006 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2018 | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2018 | No protections Since 1962 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal | N/A |
Full Details | Full Details |
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