Equality Index ? | 64 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 88 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 40 / 100 | Not enough data |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 69% Did not mention homosexuals 32% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 18% Justifiable 53% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 28% Agree 44% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 33% Approve 67% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 41% Approve 59% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 52% Good place 40% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Legal Since 1910 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2019 | Unrecognized Since 2023 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2016 | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1998 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2015 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1975 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1998 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1975 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2008 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2014 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1997 | Unequal Since 1869 |
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