LGBTQ rights in the Americas

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LGBTQ rights in the Americas
LGBT rights Americas.svg
Status of same-sex marriage and other types of same-sex partnerships in the Americas.
  Same-sex marriage1
  Other type of registered partnership1
  Limited domestic recognition1
  Foreign marriages recognized for residency only
  Unrecognized
  Constitution restricts marriage to opposite-sex couples
  Unenforced ban on same-sex sexual activity
1May include recent laws or court decisions which have created legal recognition of same-sex relationships, but which have not entered into effect yet.
Legal status Legal in 31 out of 36 states; equal age of consent in 27 out of 36 states
Legal in all 21 territories; equal age of consent in 16 out of 21 territories
Gender identity Legal in 14 out of 36 states
Legal in 8 out of 21 territories
Military Allowed to serve openly in 14 out of 29 states that have an army
Allowed in all 21 territories
Discrimination protections Protected in 23 out of 36 states
Protected in 14 out of 21 territories
Family rights
Recognition of relationships Recognized in 12 out of 36 states
Recognized in 18 out of 21 territories
RestrictionsSame-sex marriage constitutionally banned in 7 out of 36 states
Adoption Legal in 8 out of 36 states
Legal in 13 out of 21 territories

Laws governing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) rights are complex and diverse in the Americas, and acceptance of LGBTQ persons varies widely.

Contents

Same-sex marriages are currently legal in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, United States and Uruguay. Free unions that are equivalent to marriage have begun to be recognized in Bolivia. Among non-independent states, same-sex marriage is also legal in Greenland, the British Overseas Territories of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, all French territories (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, French Guiana, Saint Martin, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon), and in the Caribbean Netherlands, Aruba, and Curaçao, while marriages performed in the Netherlands are recognised in Sint Maarten. More than 800 million people live in nations or sub-national entities in the Americas where same-sex marriages are available.

On 9 January 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued an advisory opinion that states party to the American Convention on Human Rights should grant same-sex couples accession to all existing domestic legal systems of family registration, including marriage, along with all rights that derive from marriage. [1] The Supreme Courts of Honduras, [2] Panama, [3] Peru [4] and Suriname [5] have rejected the IACHR advisory opinion, while the Supreme Courts of Costa Rica and Ecuador adhered to it. Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay are also under the court's jurisdiction, but already had same-sex marriage before the ruling was handed down.

However, five other nations still have unenforced criminal penalties for "buggery" on their statute books. [6] These are Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago of which Guyana is on mainland South America, while the rest are Caribbean islands. They are all former parts of the British West Indies. In addition, in Anguilla, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Montserrat, Suriname and the Turks and Caicos Islands, the age of consent is higher for same-sex sexual relations than for opposite-sex ones, and in Bermuda, the age of consent for anal sex is higher than that for other types of sexual activities.

Religion and LGBT acceptance

The British, French, Spanish and Portuguese colonists, who settled most of the Americas, brought Christianity from Europe. In particular, the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestants, both of which oppose legal recognition of homosexual relationships. These were followed by the Eastern Orthodox church, [7] the Methodist Church, [8] [9] and some other Mainline (Protestant) denominations, such as the Reformed Church in America [10] and the American Baptist Church, [11] as well as conservative evangelical organizations and churches, such as the Evangelical Alliance and the Southern Baptist Convention. [12] [13] [14] Pentecostal churches, such as the Assemblies of God, [15] as well as restorationist churches (like Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons), also take the position that homosexual sexual activity is ‘sinful’. [16] [17]

However, other denominations have become more accepting of LGBT people in recent decades, including the Episcopalian church in the United States, the Evangelical Lutheran Church (also in America), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada, the Anglican Church of Canada, the United Church of Canada, the United Church of Christ, the Unitarian Universalist Association, and the Society of Friends (Quakers), as well as some congregations of the Presbyterian Church in America. Most of these denominations now perform same-sex weddings or blessings. Furthermore, many churches in the United Methodist Church (in the US) are choosing to officiate and bless same-sex marriage despite denomination-wide restrictions. [18] In addition, in the United States, conservative Judaism, reform Judaism, and reconstructionist Judaism now welcome LGBT worshippers and perform same-sex weddings.

  Indicates the country/territory has legalized same-sex adoption nationwide
  Indicates that same-sex adoption is legal in certain parts of the country
  Indicates that the country has step-child adoption or partner-guardianship
Opinion polls for same-sex adoption in Americas
CountryPollsterYearForAgainstDon't Know/Neutral/No answer/Other
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Ipsos202371% [19] 24%6%
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Ipsos202369% [19] 22%9%
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Ipsos202374% [19] 17%9%
Flag of Chile.svg Chile CADEM202270% [20] 28%2%
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Ipsos202353% [19] 40%7%
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Ipsos202360% [19] 34%6%
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Ipsos202351% [19] 42%7%
Flag of the United States.svg United States Ipsos202364% [19] 26%10%
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Equipos Consultores201352% [21] 39%9%
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Equilibrium Cende202348% [22]
(55%)		39%
(45%)		13%
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Recognition of same-sex unions in South America
  Marriage
  Other type of partnership
  Country subject to IACHR advisory opinion
  Unrecognized
  Constitution limits marriage to opposite-sex couples
  Same-sex sexual activity illegal, though penalties not enforced
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Homosexuality laws in Central America and the Caribbean Islands.
  Same-sex marriage
  Other type of partnership
  Unregistered cohabitation
  Country subject to IACHR advisory opinion
  No recognition of same-sex couples
  Constitution limits marriage to opposite-sex couples
  Same-sex sexual activity illegal but law not enforced
Recognition of same-sex unions in the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico Same-sex marriage Unregistered cohabitation Island subject to IACHR advisory opinion No recognition of same-sex couples Constitutional ban on same-sex marriage Same-sex sexual activity illegal but penalties not enforced v t e Same-sex legislation Lesser Antilles (named).svg
Recognition of same-sex unions in the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico
  Same-sex marriage
  Unregistered cohabitation
  Island subject to IACHR advisory opinion
  No recognition of same-sex couples
  Constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
  Same-sex sexual activity illegal but penalties not enforced

Legislation by country or territory

Main article: LGBTQ rights by country or territory
Tables:

North America

LGBTQ rights in:Same-sex sexual activityRecognition of same-sex unionsSame-sex marriageAdoption by same-sex couplesLGB people allowed to serve openly in militaryAnti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientationLaws concerning gender identity/expression
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 1994; equal age of consent since 2019
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Domestic partnerships since 2018 [24] X mark.svg Was legal between November 2018 and March 2022 and between May 2017 and June 2018 Yes check.svg Legal since 2015 [25] Yes check.svg UK responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [26] X mark.svg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Yes check.svg Legal since 1969; equal age of consent since 1987
+ UN decl. sign. [23] [27] 		Yes check.svg Domestic partnerships in Nova Scotia (2001); [28]
Civil unions in Quebec (2002); [29]
Adult interdependent relationships in Alberta (2003); [30]
Common-law relationships in Manitoba (2004) [31] 		Yes check.svg Legal in some provinces and territories since 2003, nationwide since 2005 [32] Yes check.svg Legal in some provinces and territories since 1996, nationwide since 2011 [33] Yes check.svg Since 1992 [34] ; Includes transgender people [35] Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Ban on conversion therapy since 2022 nationwide Yes check.svg / X mark.svg Transgender people can change their gender and name without completion of medical intervention and human rights protections explicitly include gender identity or expression within all of Canada since 2017. [36] [37] [38] [39] Gender identity change is not recognized for the purpose of inheritance of hereditary peerages and baronetcies, which is subject to Section 16 of the United Kingdom's Gender Recognition Act 2004 .
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland
(Autonomous Territory within the Kingdom of Denmark)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 1933; equal age of consent since 1977
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Registered partnerships between 1996 and 2016 (Existing partnerships are still recognised.) [40] Yes check.svg Legal since 2016 Yes check.svg Stepchild adoption since 2009; [41]
joint adoption since 2016 [42] 		Yes check.svg The Kingdom of Denmark responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [23] Yes check.svg Legal gender change and recognition possible without surgery or hormone therapy [43] [44]
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Yes check.svg Legal since 1871
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg / X mark.svg Civil unions in Mexico City (2007), Coahuila (2007), [45] Colima (between 2013 and 2016), [46] Campeche (2013), [47] Jalisco (between 2014 and 2018), [48] Michoacán (2015), Tlaxcala (2017), and Veracruz (2020) Yes check.svg Starting in 2010; nationwide since 2022 Yes check.svg / X mark.svg Legal in Mexico City (2010), [49] Coahuila (2014), Chihuahua (2015), Jalisco (2016), Michoacán (2016), Colima (2016), Morelos (2016), Campeche (2016), Veracruz (2016), Baja California (2017), Querétaro (2017), Chiapas (2017), Puebla (2017), Aguascalientes (2018), San Luis Potosi (2019), Hidalgo (2019), Yucatán (2021), Nayarit (2022), Quintana Roo (2022), Baja California Sur (2022), Zacatecas (2023), Tabasco (2024), Durango, Tamaulipas, and Nuevo León (the latter three never had adoption bans) [50] [51] Emblem-question.svg (ambiguous) Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [52] Pathologization or attempted treatment of sexual orientation by mental health professionals illegal in Mexico City (2020), México (2020), Baja California Sur (2020), Colima (2021), Tlaxcala (2021), Oaxaca (2021), Yucatán (2021), Zacatecas (2021), Baja California (2022), Hidalgo (2022), Jalisco (2022), Puebla (2022), Sonora (2022), Nuevo León (2022), Querétaro (2023), Sinaloa (2023), Quintana Roo (2023), Morelos (2023), Guerrero (2024), Michoacán (2024), and nationwide (2024). Yes check.svg / X mark.svg Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name in Mexico City (2008), [53] Michoacán (2017), Nayarit (2017), Coahuila (2018), Hidalgo (2019), San Luis Potosí (2019), Colima (2019), Baja California (2019), Oaxaca (2019), Tlaxcala (2019), Chihuahua (2019), Sonora (2020), Jalisco (2020), Quintana Roo (2020), Puebla (2021), Baja California Sur (2021), México (2021), Morelos (2021), Sinaloa (2022), Zacatecas (2022), Durango (2023), Yucatán (2024), Campeche (2024), and Tabasco (2025).. [54]
Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon
(Overseas collectivity of France)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Civil solidarity pact since 1999 [55] Yes check.svg Legal since 2013 [56] Yes check.svg Legal since 2013 [57] Yes check.svg Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [58] Yes check.svg Under French law [59]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Yes check.svg Legal in some states since 1962, nationwide since 2003
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Domestic partnerships in California (1999), the District of Columbia (2002), Maine (2004), Washington (2007), Maryland (2008), Oregon (2008), Nevada (2009) and Wisconsin (2009).
Civil unions in Vermont (2000), Connecticut (2005), New Jersey (2007), New Hampshire (2008), Illinois (2011), Rhode Island (2011), Delaware (2012), Hawaii (2012) and Colorado (2013).		 Yes check.svg Legal in some states since 2004, nationwide since 2015 Yes check.svg Legal in some states since 1993, nationwide since 2016 Yes check.svg / X mark.svg Lesbians, gays, and bisexuals have been allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military since 2011, following the repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.
Transgender people previously allowed to serve openly, [60] but restrictions have been placed on those with a history of gender dysphoria. [61]
"Transvestites" are currently banned from the military since 2012. [62]
Most openly Intersex people may be banned from the military under the Armed Forces ban of "hermaphrodites". [62] 		Yes check.svg / X mark.svg Employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is prohibited nationwide since 2020.
More extensive protections exist in 23 states, DC, and some municipalities.
Conversion therapy for minors is banned in 22 states, DC, and some municipalities.
Sexual orientation is covered by the federal hate crime law since 2009.		 Yes check.svg / X mark.svg Gender X became available and recognized formally on US passports in April 2022. [63] This was rescinded in 2025 at the beginning of president Trump's second term. [64] Gender change is legal on birth certificates (under varying conditions by state), in 48 states + DC.
Nonbinary gender markers are available, under varying circumstances, in 25 states + DC.
Employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity is prohibited nationwide since 2020.
More extensive protections exist in 22 states, DC, and some municipalities.

Central America

Caribbean

Main article: LGBTQ rights in the Caribbean
LGBT rights in:Same-sex sexual activityRecognition of same-sex unionsSame-sex marriageAdoption by same-sex couplesLGB people allowed to serve openly in militaryAnti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientationLaws concerning gender identity/expression
Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 2001
Age of consent discrepancy
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Yes check.svg UK responsible for defence X mark.svg Emblem-question.svg
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda Yes check.svg Legal since 2022 X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Yes check.svg Bans some anti-LGBT discrimination X mark.svg
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba
(Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)		 Yes check.svg Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Registered partnerships since 2021 [88] Yes check.svg [89] Yes check.svg Yes check.svg The Netherlands responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [90] Emblem-question.svg
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Yes check.svg Legal since 1991;
Age of consent discrepancy
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Yes check.svg [23] X mark.svg X mark.svg
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Yes check.svg Legal since 2022. X mark.svg / Yes check.svg Foreign Domestic Partnerships recognized for immigration purposes "Welcome Stamp" [91]

Civil Unions proposed. [92]

X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Yes check.svg Bans some anti-gay discrimination [93] X mark.svg
Flag of Bonaire.svg Bonaire
(a special municipality of the Netherlands)		 Yes check.svg Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the municipalities)
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Registered partnerships since 2012 [94] Yes check.svg Legal since 2012 [95] Yes check.svg [96] Yes check.svg The Netherlands responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [97] Yes check.svg
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 2001
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Yes check.svg UK responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [98] X mark.svg
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 2001;
Age of consent discrepancy [23]
+ UN decl. sign.		 Yes check.svg Civil partnerships since 2020 [99] X mark.svg Yes check.svg Legal since 2020 Yes check.svg UK responsible for defence X mark.svg X mark.svg
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Yes check.svg Legal since 1979
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Legal since 2022 Yes check.svg Legal since 2022 Yes check.svg Legal since 2022 Yes check.svg [23] [100] Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [101] [102] [103] Yes check.svg Transgender people allowed to change gender after sex change operations [104]
Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao
(Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)		 Yes check.svg Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Yes check.svg [89] Yes check.svg Yes check.svg The Netherlands responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [105] Emblem-question.svg
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica Yes check.svg Legal since 2024 [106]
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Has no military X mark.svg X mark.svg
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Yes check.svg Legal since 1822
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		X mark.svg X mark.svg Constitutional ban since 2010 [107] X mark.svg X mark.svg [108] X mark.svg X mark.svg
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada X mark.svg Male illegal
Penalty: 10-year prison sentence (not enforced). [109] Legalization proposed [110]
Yes check.svg Female always legal [23] 		X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Has no military X mark.svg X mark.svg
Flag of France.svg Guadeloupe
(Overseas department of France)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Civil solidarity pact since 1999 [55] Yes check.svg Legal since 2013 [56] Yes check.svg Legal since 2013 [57] Yes check.svg France responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [58] Yes check.svg Under French law [59]
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Yes check.svg Legal since 1791 (as Saint-Domingue) [23] X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Has no military X mark.svg X mark.svg
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica X mark.svg Male illegal
Penalty: 10 years and/or hard labor (Not enforced). Legalization proposed [111]
Yes check.svg Female always legal. [23] 		X mark.svg X mark.svg Constitutional ban since 1962 X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg
Flag-of-Martinique.svg Martinique
(Overseas department of France)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Civil solidarity pact since 1999 [55] Yes check.svg Legal since 2013 [56] Yes check.svg Legal since 2013 [57] Yes check.svg France responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [58] Yes check.svg Under French law [59]
Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 2001
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Yes check.svg UK responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [112] Emblem-question.svg
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
(Commonwealth of the United States)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 2003 Yes check.svg Legal since 2015 Yes check.svg Legal since 2015 [113] Yes check.svg Legal since 2015 Yes check.svg United States responsible for defense [114] [115] Yes check.svg Bans some anti-gay discrimination Yes check.svg Gender change legal since 2018; does not require surgery
Flag of Saba.svg Saba
(a special municipality of the Netherlands)		 Yes check.svg Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the municipalities)
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Registered partnerships since 2012 [94] Yes check.svg Legal since 2012 [95] Yes check.svg [96] Yes check.svg The Netherlands responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [97] Yes check.svg [116]
Flag of Saint Barthelemy (local).svg Saint Barthélemy
(Overseas collectivity of France)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Civil solidarity pact since 1999 [55] Yes check.svg Legal since 2013 [56] Yes check.svg Legal since 2013 [57] Yes check.svg France responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [58] Yes check.svg Under French law [59]
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Yes check.svg Legal since 2022 X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Emblem-question.svg
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia Yes check.svg Legal since 2025 X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Has no military Yes check.svg Bans some anti-gay discrimination X mark.svg
Flag of France.svg Saint Martin
(Overseas collectivity of France)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Civil solidarity pact since 1999 [55] Yes check.svg Legal since 2013 [56] Yes check.svg Legal since 2013 [57] Yes check.svg France responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [58] Yes check.svg Under French law [59]
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines X mark.svg Illegal
Penalty: Fine and/or 10-year prison sentence (Not enforced). [23] Legalization proposed [117] 		X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Has no military X mark.svg Emblem-question.svg
Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg Sint Eustatius
(a special municipality of the Netherlands)		 Yes check.svg Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the municipalities)
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		Yes check.svg Registered partnerships since 2012 [94] Yes check.svg Legal since 2012 [95] Yes check.svg [96] Yes check.svg The Netherlands responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [97] Yes check.svg
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten
(Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)		 Yes check.svg Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		X mark.svg X mark.svg / Yes check.svg Same-sex marriages performed in the Netherlands recognized [118] X mark.svg Yes check.svg The Netherlands responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [119] Emblem-question.svg
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago X mark.svg Illegal since 2025
Penalty: Up to 5-year prison sentence, not enforced, Court of Appeal ruling that reinstated buggery and gross indecency laws; previously struck down by lower court in 2018; appeal to Privy Council pending.		 X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands
(Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 2001
Age of consent discrepancy
+ UN decl. sign. [23] 		X mark.svg X mark.svg X mark.svg Yes check.svg UK responsible for defence Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [23] X mark.svg
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands
(Territory of the United States)		 Yes check.svg Legal since 1985 Yes check.svg Legal since 2015 [120] Yes check.svg Legal since 2015 [120] Yes check.svg Legal since 2015 [120] Yes check.svg United States responsible for defense [114] [115] Yes check.svg Bans all anti-gay discrimination [121] Yes check.svg Legislation enacted in 2022, also explicitly includes gender identity. [121]

South America

Public opinion

Same-sex marriage

  Indicates the country/territory has legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
  Indicates that same-sex marriage is legal in certain parts of the country
  Indicates that the country has civil unions or registered partnerships
  Indicates that same-sex sexual activity is illegal
Opinion polls for same-sex marriage by country
CountryPollsterYearForAgainstNeutral [a] Margin
of error		Source
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda AmericasBarometer201712%-- [200]
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Ipsos202370%
16% [8% support some rights]
14% not sure±3.5% [201]
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba 202146% [202]
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas AmericasBarometer201411%-- [203]
Flag of Belize.svg Belize AmericasBarometer20148%-- [203]
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia AmericasBarometer201735%-- [200]
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Ipsos202351%
29% [15% support some rights]
20% not sure±3.5% [b] [201]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Ipsos202369%
17% [7% support some rights]
15% not sure±3.5% [201]
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Ipsos202365%
24% [18% support some rights]
12%±3.5% [201]
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Ipsos202349%33% [21% support some rights]
18% [201]
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica CIEP201835%64%1% [204]
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Gallup201963.1%36.9% [205]
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica AmericasBarometer201710%-- [200]
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic CDN 37201845%55%- [206]
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador AmericasBarometer201922.9%51.3%25.8% [207]
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Universidad Francisco Gavidia202182.5% [208]
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada AmericasBarometer201712%-- [200]
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala AmericasBarometer201723%-- [200]
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana AmericasBarometer201721%-- [203]
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti AmericasBarometer20175%-- [200]
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras CID Gallup201817%75%8% [209]
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica AmericasBarometer201716%-- [200]
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Ipsos202358%
28% [17% support some rights]
14% not sure±4.8% [b] [201]
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua AmericasBarometer201725%-- [200]
Flag of Panama.svg Panama AmericasBarometer201722%-- [200]
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay AmericasBarometer201726%-- [200]
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Ipsos202341%40% [24% support some rights]
19%±3.5% [b] [201]
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis AmericasBarometer20179%-- [200]
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia AmericasBarometer201711%-- [200]
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines AmericasBarometer20174%-- [200]
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname AmericasBarometer201418%-- [203]
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago AmericasBarometer201416%-- [203]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Marquette202272%
28%
– [210]
Selzer202274%
(83%)		13%
(17%)		13% not sure [211] [212]
Quinnipiac202268%
(77%)		22%
(23%)		10% [213]
Ipsos202354%
31% [14% support some rights]
15% not sure±3.5% [201]
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Equipos Consultores201959%28%13% [214]
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Equilibrium Cende202355%
(63%)		32%
(37%)		13% [215]
Opinion polls for same-sex marriage by dependent territory and sub-national entities
CountryPollsterYearForAgainstNeutral [a] Margin
of error		Source
Flag of Aguascalientes.svg Aguascalientes INEGI2017-35.9%- [216]
Flag of Baja California.svg Baja California INEGI2017-30.7%- [216]
Flag of Baja California Sur.svg Baja California Sur INEGI2017-42.1%- [216]
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda OUTBermuda202053%35%11% [217]
Flag of Campeche.svg Campeche INEGI2017-56.1%- [216]
Flag of Chiapas.svg Chiapas INEGI2017-58.7%- [216]
Flag of Chihuahua.svg Chihuahua INEGI2017-36.4%- [216]
Flag of Coahuila.svg Coahuila INEGI2017-46.8%- [216]
Flag of Colima.svg Colima INEGI2017-39.2%- [216]
Flag of Durango.png Durango INEGI2017-38.8%- [216]
Flag of Guanajuato.svg Guanajuato INEGI2017-38.7%- [216]
Flag of Guerrero.svg Guerrero INEGI2017-54%- [216]
Flag of Hidalgo.svg Hidalgo INEGI2017-41.7%- [216]
Flag of Jalisco.svg Jalisco INEGI2017-34.2%- [216]
Flag of Mexico City.svg Mexico City INEGI2017-28.6%- [216]
Flag of Michoacan.svg Michoacán INEGI2017-46%- [216]
Flag of Morelos.svg Morelos INEGI2017-38.5%- [216]
Flag of Nayarit.svg Nayarit INEGI2017-38.8%- [216]
Flag of Nuevo Leon.svg Nuevo León INEGI2017-44.4%- [216]
Flag of Oaxaca.svg Oaxaca INEGI2017-52.2%- [216]
Flag of Puebla.svg Puebla INEGI2017-37.1%- [216]
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Pew Research Center201433%55%12% [218]
Flag of Queretaro.svg Querétaro INEGI2017-32.4%- [216]
Flag of Quintana Roo.svg Quintana Roo INEGI2017-37.9%- [216]
Flag of San Luis Potosi.svg San Luis Potosí INEGI2017-38.6%- [216]
Flag of Sinaloa.svg Sinaloa INEGI2017-37.7%- [216]
Flag of Sonora.svg Sonora INEGI2017-31.4%- [216]
Flag of the State of Mexico.svg State of Mexico INEGI2017-33.8%- [216]
Flag of Tabasco.svg Tabasco INEGI2017-56.5%- [216]
Flag of Tamaulipas.svg Tamaulipas INEGI2017-44.4%- [216]
Flag of Tlaxcala.svg Tlaxcala INEGI2017-43.9%- [216]
Flag of Veracruz.svg Veracruz INEGI2017-54.3%- [216]
Flag of the Republic of Yucatan.svg Yucatán INEGI2017-43%- [216]
Flag of Zacatecas.svg Zacatecas INEGI2017-37.4%- [216]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Also comprises: Don't know; No answer; Other; Refused.
  2. 1 2 3 [+ more urban/educated than representative]

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