Equality Index ? | 69 / 100 | 86 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 91 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 47 / 100 | 73 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 67% Support 17% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 48% Agree 44% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 72% Did not mention homosexuals 28% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 24% Justifiable 52% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 32% Agree 56% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 34% Approve 66% Disapprove | 75% Approve 25% Disapprove |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 47% Approve 53% Disapprove | 79% Approve 21% Disapprove |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 50% Good place 43% Not a good place | 71% Good place 17% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2000 | Legal Since 1933 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2016 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2015 | Legal, surgery not required Since 2018 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2022 | Recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2011 | Illegal Since 2003 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2011 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2011 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2009 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1999 | Legal Since 2009 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2012 | Legal Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 2015 | Banned Since 2017 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1933 |
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