Equality Index ? | 76 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 95 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 57 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1830 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Varies by Region Since 2015 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2025 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Varies by Region Since 2020 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned Since 2023 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2013 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2018 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1830 |
Public Opinion | |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 93% Did not mention homosexuals 7% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 25% Justifiable 33% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 68% Support 18% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 69% Agree 25% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 52% Agree 29% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 67% Yes 23% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 52% Approve 48% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 64% Approve 36% Disapprove |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 23% Justifiable 40% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 60% Yes 36% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 68% Good place 24% Not a good place |
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