Equality Index ? | 40 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 46 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 34 / 100 | 37 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 37% Good Place 0% | 41% Good Place 0% |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 15% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 59% Did not mention homosexuals 41% Mentioned homosexuals | 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 | 21% Approve 79% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 32% Approve 68% Disapprove | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 29% Good place 65% Not a good place | 27% Good place 60% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | 9% Justifiable 64% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | 85% Did not mention homosexuals 16% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1871 | Legal Since 1985 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1995 | Not legal Since 2005 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2007 | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned Since 2016 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1871 | Equal |
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