Equality Index ? | 43 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 58 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 27 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1985 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2005 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 2016 |
Equal age of consent | Equal |
Public Opinion | |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2023) | 16% Approve 0% |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 41% Good Place 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 21% Approve 79% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove |
Support for same-sex marriage (Latin America) (PEW Research Center, October 2013–February 2014) | 13% Favor 83% Oppose |
Acceptance of homosexual behavior (Latin America) (PEW Research Center, October 2013–February 2014) | 5% Morally acceptable 88% Morally wrong |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 27% Good place 60% Not a good place |
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