Equality Index ? | 45 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 40 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2008 | Male illegal, female legal Since 2025 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1987 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship Since 2008 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2021 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2008 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 1947 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2008 | Female equal, male N/A Since 2025 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 67% Did not mention homosexuals 33% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 13% Justifiable 61% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 32% Agree 44% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 25% Approve 76% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 42% Approve 59% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 54% Good place 34% Not a good place | 27% Good place 49% Not a good place |
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