Equality Index ? | 66 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 66 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 14 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 10% Approve 90% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 18% Approve 82% Disapprove |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2001 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1998 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2007 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2001 | N/A |
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