Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1953 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1953 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2021 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | N/A | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal with restrictions | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1951 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 37% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 1% Justifiable 92% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 4% Approve 96% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 11% Approve 89% Disapprove |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 5% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
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