Equality Index ? | 41 / 100 | 80 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 48 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 61 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Legal Since 1973 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1858 | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2024 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2015 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2017 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 | Illegal Since 2014 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2014 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Full ban Since 2015 |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2018 | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2010 | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2016 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1822 | Equal Since 1998 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 52% Rare 38% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 46% Rare 42% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 73% Agree 20% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 83% Yes 10% 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 |
"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 | 72% Good place 12% Not a good place |
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