Equality Index ? | 24 / 100 | 97 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 31 / 100 | 97 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 18 / 100 | Not enough data |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2023) | 12% Approve 0% | Region not surveyed |
Approval of equal rights for gender minorities (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2023) | 20% Approve 0% | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 22% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
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 |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | 16% Yes 54% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | 13% Yes 64% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian 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 1985 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1962 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Legal |
Serving openly in military | Legal | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1986 |
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