Equality Index ? | 35 / 100 | 82 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1871 | Legal Since 1983 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1963 | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2007 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal, but restricted for minors Since 2014 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2021 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2023 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2007 | Legal Since 2017 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Parental approval required |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2000 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2021 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1871 | Equal Since 2012 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 15% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 25% Agree 44% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 23% Approve 77% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 32% Approve 68% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 29% Good place 65% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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