Equality Index ? | 43 / 100 | 34 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 53 / 100 | 38 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 32 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2012 | Legal Since 1990 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1992 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2017 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1975 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2024 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal Since 2020 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2012 | Legal Since 1990 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2012 | 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 |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 16% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 22% Tolerate 77% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
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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