| Equality Index ? | 34 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1990 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1949 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1992 | Banned Since 1949 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2017 | Varies by Region Since 1949 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2017 | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2020 | Single only |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1990 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Unequal Since 1990 | N/A |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 26% Approve 74% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 35% Approve 65% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 44% Good place 48% Not a good place | 36% Good place 51% Not a good place |
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