Equality Index ? | 69 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 85 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 54 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1971 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2020 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2022 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2016 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2020 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | N/A Since 1948 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2007 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1971 |
Public Opinion | |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 35% Approve 65% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 57% Approve 44% Disapprove |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 61% Good place 33% Not a good place |
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