Equality Index ? | 52 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 48 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 56 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1999 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship Since 1997 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 1998 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2011 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2011 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2023 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Varies by Region |
Equal age of consent | Equal |
Public Opinion | |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 68% Did not mention homosexuals 32% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 23% Justifiable 49% Not justifiable |
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 39% Approve 61% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 49% Approve 51% Disapprove |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 51% Yes 42% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 47% Good place 43% Not a good place |
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