Equality Index ? | 34 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 62 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 7 / 100 | 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 |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 94% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | 4% Justifiable 82% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | 19% Did not mention homosexuals 81% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Male illegal, female legal Since 1987 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1991 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Ambiguous Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 1991 | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT housing discrimination | Ambiguous Since 1991 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2012 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1996 | Equal |
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