Equality Index ? | 28 / 100 | 97 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 44 / 100 | 97 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | Not enough data |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1791 | Legal Since 1985 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1987 | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1987 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal |
Serving openly in military | N/A | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1986 |
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 |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 10% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 26% Did not mention homosexuals 74% Mentioned homosexuals | 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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