Equality Index ? | 36 / 100 | 20 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 40 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Legal Since 1997 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2010 | Banned Since 1996 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal Since 2020 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2005 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2021 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 1991 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1822 | Unknown |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 87% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 13% Agree 70% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 27% Approve 73% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 32% Good place 63% Not a good place | 3% Good place 55% Not a good place |
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