Equality Index ? | 59 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 70 / 100 | 93 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 49 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 1973 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2022 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2017 | Illegal Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2017 | Legal |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2018 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 59% Favor 0% | 71% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 49% Oppose 0% | 66% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 33% Favor 57% Oppose | 59% Favor 36% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 41% Support 52% Oppose | 67% Support 28% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 32% Support 68% Oppose | 49% Support 51% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 16% Support 84% Oppose | 34% Support 66% Oppose |
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