Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 1 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 18 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 12% Approve 88% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 24% Approve 76% Disapprove |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2019 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1987 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1951 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Other punishment | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1951 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2012 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1951 | Equal |
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