Equality Index ? | 82 / 100 | 28 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 98 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 68% Support 18% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 69% Agree 25% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 93% Did not mention homosexuals 7% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 29% Justifiable 33% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 52% Agree 29% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
"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 | 21% Approve 79% Disapprove |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 64% Approve 36% Disapprove | 26% Approve 74% Disapprove |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 60% Yes 36% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 68% Good place 24% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1830 | Male illegal, female uncertain Since 2016 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Not legal |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2018 | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Varies by Region Since 2021 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2019 | No protections Since 1980 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2011 | No protections Since 1980 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | No protections Since 1980 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2000 | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2005 | Legal Since 2012 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2020 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2018 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1940 | N/A |
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