Equality Index ? | 34 / 100 | 20 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 51 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 17 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2025 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1994 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1998 |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | 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 2006 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2006 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | N/A | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2025 | Female equal, male N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 11% Approve 89% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 23% Approve 78% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable |
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