Equality Index ? | 82 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 98 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 68% Support 18% Against | 82% Support 8% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 69% Agree 25% Disagree | 67% Agree 28% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 93% Did not mention homosexuals 7% Mentioned homosexuals | 72% Did not mention homosexuals 28% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 29% Justifiable 33% Not justifiable | 29% Justifiable 28% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 52% Agree 29% Disagree | 36% Agree 28% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 67% Yes 23% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 52% Approve 48% Disapprove | 59% Approve 41% Disapprove |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 64% Approve 36% Disapprove | 67% Approve 34% Disapprove |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 60% Yes 36% No | 68% Yes 24% No |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 68% Good place 24% Not a good place | 52% Good place 38% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1830 | Legal Since 1998 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2022 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2018 | Legal, surgery not required Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Varies by Region Since 2021 | Recognized Since 2022 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2019 | Illegal Since 2012 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2011 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2000 | Legal Since 2021 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2005 | Legal Since 2014 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2020 | Legal Since 2013 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2018 | Banned Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1940 | Equal Since 2022 |
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