Equality Index ? | 48 / 100 | 34 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 66 / 100 | 38 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 30 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1994 | Legal Since 1990 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 2006 | Banned Since 1992 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2017 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2015 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2006 | Illegal Since 2020 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2018 | Legal Since 1990 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2004 | Unequal Since 1990 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 26% Approve 74% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 35% Approve 65% Disapprove |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 44% Good place 48% Not a good place |
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