Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Cuba

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
70 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Legal
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1988
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 1979
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
Equal
Since 1979
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