As of 2024, same-sex marriage in Latin America is still considered illegal or not recognized in the majority of countries. Nonetheless, since 2010 many countries legalized these types of unions. Among those, Brazil ranked at the top of the list with over 11,000 same-sex marriages in 2022, followed by Mexico and Chile with 5,829 and 2,254 marriages, respectively. LGBTQ+ in Brazil Brazil is not only the leader of the ranking with the most same-sex marriages in Latin America, it was also one of the first countries to make it legal. Since May 2013, the number of same-sex marriages has only increased, almost duplicating from 2015 to 2022. And the forecast is positive for the next generations, as a 2024 survey shows, the Brazilian population from 16 to 44 years of age has an overwhelmingly positive perception of same-sex marriages. A difficult start for Mexico A recent survey in Mexico shows that around five percent of the total population self-identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Nonetheless, the country has failed to provide equal footing for the community. In early 2010, Mexico City was the first federal entity to legalize same-sex marriages, but it was not until the last day of 2022 that all states allowed this type of union. The support for the LGBTQ+ community keeps growing in the Aztec country, as the engagement in supporting activities is also becoming more widespread.

This statistics shows a ranking of the friendliness towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Latin America in 2016, broken down by country. In that year, Uruguay and Argentina ranked first on the LGBT friendliness scale, whereas Paraguay came in last with a score of 14.

This statistics shows the results of a survey about global attitudes towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or intersex (LGBTI) community in 2016. When asked whether they personally knew someone who is attracted to people of the same sex or who identifies as gay, lesbian or bisexual, ** percent of Venezuelan respondents answered affirmatively.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Non-Hispanic population of Gay by race. It includes the distribution of the Non-Hispanic population of Gay across various race categories as identified by the Census Bureau. The dataset can be utilized to understand the Non-Hispanic population distribution of Gay across relevant racial categories.

Key observations

Of the Non-Hispanic population in Gay, the largest racial group is White alone with a population of 75 (98.68% of the total Non-Hispanic population).

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Racial categories include:

• White
• Black or African American
• American Indian and Alaska Native
• Asian
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
• Some other race
• Two or more races (multiracial)

Variables / Data Columns

• Race: This column displays the racial categories (for Non-Hispanic) for the Gay
• Population: The population of the racial category (for Non-Hispanic) in the Gay is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the percentage distribution of each race as a proportion of Gay total Non-Hispanic population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

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Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Gay Population by Race & Ethnicity. You can refer the same here

Numerous studies from Europe and North America have documented sexual orientation-based health disparities, but due to data limitations, very little is known about the health of sexual minorities (i.e., lesbians, gay men, bisexual individuals, and other non-heterosexual populations) in developing countries. This research note uses newly available nationally representative data from the Chilean Socio-Economic Characterization Survey (CASEN) to explore sexual orientation-based disparities in self-rated health, health insurance coverage, and healthcare utilization in Chile. Our findings indicate that sexual minority respondents report worse self-rated health and greater health care utilization, and that sexual minority men are more likely to have private health insurance relative to heterosexual men. These findings are important in facilitating continued efforts to reduce health disparities in Latin America.

This statistics shows the results of a survey about the global attitude towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or intersex (LGBTI) community in 2016. When asked whether they thought bullying of young people who identified or were perceived as gay, lesbian or transgender was a significant problem, approximately 30 percent of Argentine respondents agreed that this was a significant problem.

Recruitment rate in LAMIS-2018 by country.

In 2023, young adults were the main victims of violent LGBT+ deaths in Brazil. That year, people aged between 20 and 29 years old represented 30.43 percent of victims reported in the country. The number of violent deaths of LGBT+ people in Brazil in that period amounted to 230.

This statistics shows the results of a survey about global attitudes towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or intersex (LGBTI) community in 2016. When asked about how would they feel if their neighbor was lesbian or gay, ** percent of Argentinian respondents answered they would have no concern.

In 2023, there were 230violent deaths of LGBT+ people reported in Brazil. Of this total, 80 percent were homicides, totaling 184 deaths. In addition, the number of gun violence incidents that resulted in death that year was 74.

If you or somebody you know requires help, you can find a list of suicide crisis lines and websites for countries around the world here.

A research project developed by the Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM) revealed that at least 235 trans or gender-diverse people were murdered in Latin America from October 2022 to September 2023. The highest number of victims was reported in Brazil, with 100 homicides. Mexico was the second deadliest country for trans people in Latin America, having registered 52 murders in the same period.

During a 2023 survey among consumers from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Peru, ** percent of respondents stated that they believed that brands' advertisements reinforced stereotypes about the LGBTQIA+ community. The acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other sexual orientations and gender identities. According to the same study, ** percent of consumers in Latin America thought brands' promotion of LGBTQIA+ inclusion was not important at all.

This statistics shows the results of a survey about global attitudes towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or intersex (LGBTI) community in 2016. According to the source, approximately 32 percent of Chilean respondents answered that they believed that people who were attracted to the same sex were born that way.

In December of 2020, nine countries in Latin America and the Caribbean had laws that considered private, consensual sexual acts between adults of the same sex a crime or illegal.

Which countries in the Caribbean criminalize same-sex relations? Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia categorize consensual sexual acts between adults of the same sex either as "buggery" or "gross indecency". In Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia, for instance, only homosexual relations between men are considered illegal. Despite this, Latin America and the Caribbean shows a generally high level of LGBT-friendliness toward consensual same-sex acts.

Where was same-sex intercourse first legalized in the region? Haiti has the oldest legal framework that did not criminalize homosexual relations in Latin America and the Caribbean, dating back to 1791, when it was still under French rule. This makes it one of the first countries in the world to not consider same-sex intercourse a crime. Other pioneering countries on the matter were the Dominican Republic and El Salvador, whose laws did not consider same-sex sexual acts a crime since the 1820s.

In 2023, in Colombia, the province with the highest number of same-sex marriages was the capital, San Jose, with *** marriages for male-male couples and *** for female-female marriages.

Ecuador scored one point on the 2020 Gay Travel Index, placing it far from the safest countries for LGBT tourism, which accumulated up to 12 points. The Latin American nation is however also a great distance away from the most dangerous regions for LGBT tourists, whose scores go as low as -20. Ecuador was one of the few Latin American countries to receive the high score of three points for anti-discrimination legislation. The Gay Travel Index found five categories of concern in the nation including religious influence and HIV travel restrictions. In 2019, there were 47 thousand people among the Ecuadorian population living with HIV, up one thousand from the year prior.

This statistics shows the results of a survey about global attitudes towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or intersex (LGBTI) community in 2016. When asked about how would they feel if one of their own children were in love with someone of the same sex, ** percent of Argentinian respondents answered they would not be upset.

During a 2023 survey carried out among consumers from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Peru, ** percent said it was not important at all that the brands they consumed promoted diversity and inclusion toward the LGBTQIA+ community. The acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other sexual orientations and gender identities. One-quarter (or ** percent) of respondents said it was important, while ***** percent stated it was a little important.

** cases of police violence against members of the LGBTQ+ community were reported in Colombia in 2022. The trans women were the most common targets, with ** cases.