Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 8 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1990 |
Same-sex marriage | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | Ambiguous |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Serving openly in military | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A |
Public Opinion | |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 4% Approve 96% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 11% Approve 89% Disapprove |
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