Equality Index ? | 28 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 45 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1791 | Legal Since 2023 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only Since 2021 |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2014 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2014 | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2013 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2017 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1791 | Equal Since 2023 |
Public Opinion | ||
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 |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 49% Tolerate 50% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 56% Tolerate 39% Not tolerate |
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 | Region not surveyed |
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