Equality Index ? | 28 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 45 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1791 | Legal Since 1996 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1992 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal, but restricted for minors |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2014 | Illegal Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2014 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2013 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2017 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2009 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1791 | Equal Since 1996 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 29% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 7% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 9% Agree 67% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 5% Approve 95% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 10% Approve 90% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 10% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 15% Good place 69% Not a good place | 12% Good place 73% Not a good place |
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