Equality Index ? | 39 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 44 / 100 | 3 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 34% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
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 | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1997 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned Since 1991 | Not legal Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2017 | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2016 | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1992 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1992 | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2020 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 2010 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal with restrictions | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unequal | Unequal |
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