Equality Index ? | 77 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 77 / 100 | 42 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 35 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 26% Approve 74% Disapprove |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 35% Approve 65% Disapprove |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 44% Good place 48% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1989 | Legal Since 1997 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2017 | Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned Since 1991 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2017 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2014 | Illegal Since 2017 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2008 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 | No protections Since 1992 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 | No protections Since 1992 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2017 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2000 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2011 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2005 | Unequal |
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