Equality Index ? | 36 / 100 | 92 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 40 / 100 | 92 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | Not enough data |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Legal Since 1985 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2010 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2025 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only Since 2025 |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 | Illegal Since 2023 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2021 | Unknown |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Unknown |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Legal Since 2017 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Unknown |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1822 | Unknown |
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 |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 32% Good place 63% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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