Equality Index ? | 32 / 100 | 28 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 49 / 100 | 45 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 14 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2024 | Legal Since 1791 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2021 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2014 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2014 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 2013 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | N/A | Legal Since 2017 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2024 | Equal Since 1791 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 10% Approve 90% Disapprove | 5% Approve 95% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 18% Approve 82% Disapprove | 10% Approve 90% Disapprove |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 10% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 15% Good place 69% Not a good place |
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