Equality Index ? | 79 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 96 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 62 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1969 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2005 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2016 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2025 | Legal Since 2018 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2019 | Recognized Since 2023 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | Varies by Region |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2017 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | Gender identity only Since 2018 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Gender identity only Since 2018 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2011 | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2022 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2019 | N/A Since 1862 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 90% Did not mention homosexuals 10% Mentioned homosexuals | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 62% Justifiable 10% Not justifiable | 3% Justifiable 88% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 82% Support 8% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 81% Agree 13% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 72% Agree 9% Disagree | 44% Agree 31% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 85% Yes 10% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 76% Approve 24% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 80% Approve 20% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 0% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 80% Yes 14% No | 2% Yes 87% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 80% Good place 12% Not a good place | 1% Good place 90% Not a good place |
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