Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 27 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 21% Approve 79% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 26% Approve 74% Disapprove |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 10% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2009 | Male illegal, female uncertain Since 2016 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 2005 | Not legal |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2001 | No protections Since 1980 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Ambiguous Since 2001 | No protections Since 1980 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2001 | No protections Since 1980 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2012 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
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