Equality Index ? | 17 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 26 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 8 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1989 | Legal Since 2012 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2021 | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | N/A | Legal Since 2012 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2012 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 4% Approve 96% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 11% Approve 89% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 45% Tolerate 51% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 40% Tolerate 59% Not tolerate |
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