Equality Index ? | 32 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 49 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 14 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2024 | Legal Since 1991 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Legal Since 2022 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions Since 2022 |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Legal |
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 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2022 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | N/A | Legal Since 1992 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2024 | Equal Since 1992 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 93% Did not mention homosexuals 6% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 61% Justifiable 13% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 49% Agree 25% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 10% Approve 90% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 18% Approve 82% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
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