Equality Index ? | 48 / 100 | 51 / 100 | Not enough data |
Legal Index ? | 62 / 100 | 70 / 100 | Not enough data |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 31 / 100 | Not enough data |
Public Opinion | |||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 60% Did not mention homosexuals 40% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 19% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 25% Agree 44% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 19% Approve 81% Disapprove | 23% Approve 77% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 34% Approve 66% Disapprove | 32% Approve 68% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 34% Yes 62% No | Region not surveyed | Region not surveyed |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 44% Good place 50% Not a good place | 29% Good place 65% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | |||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1974 | Legal Since 1871 | Unknown |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned | Unrecognized Since 1995 | Unknown |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2017 | Legal, surgery not required Since 2017 | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 1997 | Unknown |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 | Unknown |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1997 | Unknown |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2000 | Legal | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned | Unknown |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1974 | Equal Since 1871 | Unknown |
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