Equality Index ? | 21 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 24 / 100 | 84 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1930 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2010 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2012 | Varies by Region Since 1987 |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Varies by Region Since 2025 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Intersex only Since 2022 | Recognized Since 2025 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2009 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 | Varies by Region Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2002 | Legal Since 2017 |
Intersex infant surgery | Full ban Since 2022 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1941 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals | 81% Did not mention homosexuals 13% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 10% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable | 44% Justifiable 25% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 72% Support 15% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 72% Agree 22% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 53% Agree 17% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 14% Yes 83% No | 72% Yes 21% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 61% Approve 39% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 73% Approve 27% Disapprove |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 14% Tolerate 84% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 9% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 32% Justifiable 31% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 8% Yes 90% No | 60% Yes 33% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 11% Good place 83% Not a good place | 70% Good place 22% Not a good place |
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