| Equality Index ? | 28 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 45 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1791 | Legal Since 1947 |
| Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Legal Since 2019 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2008 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2014 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2014 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2013 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned Since 2018 |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2017 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2002 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (5-year deferral) Since 2018 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2018 |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1791 | Equal Since 1947 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 58% Did not mention homosexuals 42% Mentioned homosexuals |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 17% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable |
| Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 51% Agree 35% 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 | 19% Justifiable 35% Not justifiable |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 15% Good place 69% Not a good place | 39% Good place 42% Not a good place |
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