Equality Index ? | 71 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 86 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 57 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 62% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
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 |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 24% Yes 55% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 61% Good place 33% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2002 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2020 | Not legal Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2018 | Illegal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2016 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2020 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | N/A | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Unequal |
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