Equality Index ? | 78 / 100 | 82 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 97 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 57 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 76% Support 10% Against | 72% Support 15% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 59% Agree 34% Disagree | 72% Agree 22% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 77% Did not mention homosexuals 23% Mentioned homosexuals | 81% Did not mention homosexuals 13% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 24% Justifiable 43% Not justifiable | 48% Justifiable 25% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 42% Agree 32% Disagree | 53% Agree 17% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 69% Yes 24% No | 72% Yes 21% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 51% Approve 49% Disapprove | 61% Approve 39% Disapprove |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 56% Approve 44% Disapprove | 73% Approve 27% Disapprove |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 61% Yes 30% No | 60% Yes 33% No |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 53% Good place 32% Not a good place | 70% Good place 22% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2001 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2022 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2022 | Varies by Region Since 2013 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Varies by Region | Varies by Region |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2003 | Varies by Region Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Varies by Region |
Same-sex adoption | Varies by Region | Legal Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2012 | Legal Since 2021 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2012 | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Varies by Region Since 2020 | Varies by Region |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1871 | Equal |
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