| Equality Index ? | 28 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 45 / 100 | 57 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1791 | Legal |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1988 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal Since 2007 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal Since 1992 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2014 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2003 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2014 | Sexual orientation only |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2013 | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2017 | Legal Since 2017 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1791 | Equal |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 82% Did not mention homosexuals 18% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 19% Justifiable 40% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 37% Agree 44% Disagree |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 73% Yes 24% No |
| 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 | 21% Justifiable 44% Not justifiable |
| "Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 73% Yes 26% No |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 15% Good place 69% Not a good place | 58% Good place 38% Not a good place |
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