Equality Index ? | 73 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 82 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 63 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2000 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2016 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2021 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2009 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2013 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2000 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2011 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 4% Approve 96% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 11% Approve 89% Disapprove |
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