Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 34 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 4 / 100 | 38 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1987 | Legal Since 1990 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1983 | Banned Since 1992 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1983 | State-enforced Since 2017 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
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 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1983 | Illegal Since 2020 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1983 | Legal Since 1990 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2016 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1983 | 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) | 5% Good place 91% Not a good place | 44% Good place 48% Not a good place |
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