Equality Index ? | 3 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 3 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 34 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 36% Good Place 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 27% Approve 73% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 27% Yes 55% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 32% Good place 63% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2019 | Legal Since 1822 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1951 | Unrecognized Since 1944 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | Ambiguous Since 2000 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1951 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1951 | Equal |
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