Equality Index ? | 73 / 100 | 82 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 82 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 64 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2001 | Legal Since 1973 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Recognized Since 2020 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2011 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2017 |
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 2016 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021) | 70% Favor 26% Oppose | 69% Favor 30% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | 69% Favor 31% Oppose | 69% Favor 29% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | 61% Favor 32% Oppose | 66% Favor 26% Oppose |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 68% Favor 0% | 70% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 56% Oppose 0% | 55% Oppose 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | 63% Favor 28% Oppose | 68% Favor 20% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | 62% Favor 28% Oppose | 68% Favor 25% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | 56% Favor 36% Oppose | 61% Favor 29% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | 58% Favor 33% Oppose | 64% Favor 31% Oppose |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 56% Favor 36% Oppose | 55% Favor 33% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 63% Support 26% Oppose | 64% Support 29% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 46% Support 54% Oppose | 54% Support 46% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 35% Support 65% Oppose | 37% Support 63% Oppose |
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