Equality Index ? | 41 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 48 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 53 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Legal Since 2018 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1858 | Unregistered cohabitation Since 2023 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2024 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned | Legal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2014 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | Gender identity only Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Gender identity only Since 2020 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Varies by Region Since 2019 |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2018 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2010 | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2017 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1822 | Equal Since 2018 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 58% Support 18% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 66% Agree 21% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 37% Yes 37% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 19% Approve 81% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 34% Approve 66% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 34% Yes 62% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 44% Good place 50% Not a good place | 26% Good place 43% Not a good place |
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