Share of LGBTQ+ friendly countries Latin America 2020| ��ƽ��

Percentage of countries that guarantee LGBTQ+ rights in Latin America and the Caribbean as of December 2020, by type

Issue	Share of countries
Formal registration of sexual orientation-related civil society organisations*	100%
Freedom of expression on sexual orientation issues	97%
Consensual same-sex acts	73%
Protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment	48%
Criminal liability for offenses committed on the basis of sexual orientation	33%
Broad protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation	33%
Prohibition of incitement to hatred, violence or discrimination based on sexual orientation	27%
Recognition of same-sex marriage	18%
Partnership recognition for same-sex couples	18%
Joint adoption by same-sex couples	15%
Second parent adoption by same-sex couples	15%
Constitutional protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation	12%
Bans against "conversion therapy"	6%

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December 2020

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Latin America and the Caribbean

Survey time period

December 15, 2020

Number of respondents

33 countries

Supplementary notes

* Data is presented in the report as the percentage of Latin American countries with legal barriers to the registration or operation of sexual orientation-related civil society organizations (0%).

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As of December 2020, registering and operating a sexual-orientation related civil society organization was possible in 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries, while the freedom of expression on sexual orientation issues was guaranteed in 97 percent of these countries. Those issues were the two most widespread forms of LGBTQ+ friendliness in the region. On the contrary, child adoption by same-sex couples, for example, was only possible in 15 percent of the countries. The first Latin American and Caribbean country to allow homosexual relations was Haiti.