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
Percentage of countries that guarantee LGBTQ+ rights in Latin America and the Caribbean as of December 2020, by type
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Statistics on LGBTQ+ worldwide
Overview
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Acceptance
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Coming out and equality
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- Legal status of same-sex relations in Latin America & Caribbean 2020
- Perception of criminalization for being LGBTI in Latin America 2016
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- Brazil: number of same-sex marriages 2015, by age and gender
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- Attitudes towards legalization of same-sex marriage in Latin America 2016, by country
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- Attitudes towards gay/lesbian people in Latin America 2016, by country
- Colombia: number of same-sex marriages 2016-2017
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ILGA. (December 15, 2020). Percentage of countries that guarantee LGBTQ+ rights in Latin America and the Caribbean as of December 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174436/share-lgbt-friendly-countries-by-issue-latin-america-caribbean/
ILGA. "Percentage of countries that guarantee LGBTQ+ rights in Latin America and the Caribbean as of December 2020, by type." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174436/share-lgbt-friendly-countries-by-issue-latin-america-caribbean/
ILGA. (2020). Percentage of countries that guarantee LGBTQ+ rights in Latin America and the Caribbean as of December 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174436/share-lgbt-friendly-countries-by-issue-latin-america-caribbean/
ILGA. "Percentage of Countries That Guarantee Lgbtq+ Rights in Latin America and The Caribbean as of December 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174436/share-lgbt-friendly-countries-by-issue-latin-america-caribbean/
ILGA, Percentage of countries that guarantee LGBTQ+ rights in Latin America and the Caribbean as of December 2020, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174436/share-lgbt-friendly-countries-by-issue-latin-america-caribbean/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Percentage of countries that guarantee LGBTQ+ rights in Latin America and the Caribbean as of December 2020, by type [Graph], ILGA, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174436/share-lgbt-friendly-countries-by-issue-latin-america-caribbean/