Equality Index ? | 14 / 100 | 36 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 14 / 100 | 40 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 14 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2017 | Legal Since 1822 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 2010 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Banned | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Protected in some contexts Since 2017 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 2021 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Ambiguous | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2017 | Equal Since 1822 |
Public Opinion | ||
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 |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 3% Good place 94% Not a good place | 32% Good place 63% Not a good place |
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