Equality Index ? | 36 / 100 | 36 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 40 / 100 | 40 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2010 | Banned Since 2003 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2021 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2021 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 2012 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1822 | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
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 | 0% Justifiable 98% 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 | 6% Good place 90% Not a good place |
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