Equality Index ? | 41 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 48 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1822 | Legal Since 2024 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1858 | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only Since 2023 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2024 | No censorship Since 1990 |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1974 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections Since 2007 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2018 | Legal Since 2024 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2010 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1822 | Equal Since 2024 |
Public Opinion | ||
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 |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 55% Tolerate 44% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 54% Tolerate 44% Not tolerate |
"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 | Region not surveyed |
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