Equality Index ? | 46 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 58 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1899 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2011 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1984 | Banned Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2015 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal Since 2015 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2024 | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1899 | N/A Since 2011 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 21% Approve 79% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 6% Tolerate 94% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 5% Tolerate 94% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 27% Good place 60% Not a good place | 3% Good place 96% Not a good place |
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