Equality Index ? | 54 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 49 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 60 / 100 | 45 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1975 | Legal Since 1924 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2011 | Banned Since 1984 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2024 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2002 | Ambiguous Since 2016 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2009 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 | Illegal Since 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2017 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2002 | Legal Since 2009 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Banned Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2002 | Equal Since 2012 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 64% Did not mention homosexuals 35% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 7% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 68% Support 18% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 41% Agree 52% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 17% Agree 52% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 28% Approve 72% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 39% Approve 61% Disapprove |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 9% Justifiable 48% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 35% Good place 55% Not a good place |
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