Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
58 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1988
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Ambiguous
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
Female equal, male N/A
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