Equality Index ? | 54 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 60% Did not mention homosexuals 40% Mentioned homosexuals | 67% Did not mention homosexuals 33% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 19% Justifiable 54% Not justifiable | 16% Justifiable 61% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 25% Agree 44% Disagree | 32% Agree 44% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 23% Approve 77% Disapprove | 25% Approve 76% Disapprove |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 32% Approve 68% Disapprove | 42% Approve 59% Disapprove |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 29% Good place 65% Not a good place | 54% Good place 34% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1871 | Legal Since 2007 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1995 | Unrecognized Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 1997 | Illegal Since 2007 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1997 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1871 | Equal Since 2007 |
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