Equality Index ? | 46 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 58 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1899 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1984 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2024 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1899 |
Public Opinion | |
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 |
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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