Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 9 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 27 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1999 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 | No censorship Since 1997 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2017 | Illegal Since 1998 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1982 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2011 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2011 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1826 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal Since 2023 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Varies by Region |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1989 | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 60% Mentioned homosexuals | 68% Did not mention homosexuals 32% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 10% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable | 23% Justifiable 49% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 16% Support 65% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 24% Agree 65% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 21% Agree 51% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 39% Approve 61% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 49% Approve 51% Disapprove |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 3% Justifiable 75% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 9% Yes 86% No | 51% Yes 42% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place | 47% Good place 43% Not a good place |
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