Equality Index ? | 70 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 80 / 100 | 74 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 59 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 68% Favor 0% | 61% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 52% Oppose 0% | 52% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 59% Favor 34% Oppose | 49% Favor 41% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 62% Support 30% Oppose | 53% Support 39% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 46% Support 54% Oppose | 41% Support 59% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 33% Support 67% Oppose | 26% Support 74% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1980 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 1974 | Legal Since 2016 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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