| Equality Index ? | 69 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 85 / 100 | 74 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 54 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1971 | Legal Since 1963 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2020 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2022 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2014 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2022 | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 | Illegal in some contexts Since 1992 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2016 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2020 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | N/A Since 1948 | Legal Since 1992 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2007 | Legal Since 2021 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1971 | Equal Since 1948 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 47% Yes 45% No |
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 35% Approve 65% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 57% Approve 44% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 40% Yes 47% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 61% Good place 33% Not a good place | 38% Good place 49% Not a good place |
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