Equality Index ? | 60 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 83 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 37 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 40% Good Place 0% | 42% Good Place 0% |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 10% Justifiable 55% Not justifiable | 13% Justifiable 61% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 62% Did not mention homosexuals 25% Mentioned homosexuals | 67% Did not mention homosexuals 33% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 31% Agree 36% Disagree | 32% Agree 44% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 35% Approve 65% Disapprove | 25% Approve 76% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 44% Approve 57% Disapprove | 42% Approve 59% Disapprove |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 43% Yes 49% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 31% Good place 58% Not a good place | 54% Good place 34% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1832 | Legal Since 2007 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions Since 2020 | Unrecognized Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2016 | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2010 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | Sexual orientation only |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2002 | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2002 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2019 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1999 | Equal Since 2007 |
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