Equality Index ? | 62 / 100 | 34 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 87 / 100 | 38 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 38 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1831 | Legal Since 1990 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2020 | Banned Since 1992 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2017 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2016 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2010 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Ambiguous | Illegal Since 2020 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal Since 1990 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2019 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1831 | Unequal Since 1990 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 62% Did not mention homosexuals 25% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 10% Justifiable 55% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 31% Agree 36% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 35% Approve 65% Disapprove | 26% Approve 74% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 44% Approve 57% Disapprove | 35% Approve 65% 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 | 44% Good place 48% Not a good place |
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