Equality Index ? | 30 / 100 | 78 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 44 / 100 | 91 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 88% Did not mention homosexuals 13% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 40% Justifiable 34% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 66% Agree 16% Disagree |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 16% Approve 84% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 22% Approve 78% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 10% Good place 70% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Male illegal, female legal Since 1864 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1962 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required | Legal, surgery not required |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1962 | Illegal Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1962 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1962 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Legal Since 2018 |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal Since 2018 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Unknown |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2004 |
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