Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 4 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1987 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1983 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1983 | 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 | Unknown | 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 | Illegal Since 1983 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1983 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2016 | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1983 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
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 |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 91% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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