Equality Index ? | 51 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 64 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 37 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 41% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
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 |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 24% Yes 55% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 27% Good place 60% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1985 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 2005 | Not legal Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Illegal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 2016 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Unequal |
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