Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 24 / 100 | 96 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 34 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1995 | Legal Since 1969 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Legal Since 2005 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2016 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal Since 2025 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2019 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2022 | Illegal Since 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2017 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Legal Since 2011 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Legal Since 1992 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1995 | Equal Since 2019 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 90% Did not mention homosexuals 10% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 62% Justifiable 10% Not justifiable |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 82% Support 8% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 81% Agree 13% Disagree |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 72% Agree 9% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 85% Yes 10% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 76% Approve 24% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 80% Approve 20% Disapprove |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 80% Yes 14% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 30% Not a good place | 80% Good place 12% Not a good place |
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