Equality Index ? | 58 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 67 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 48 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 56% Favor 0% | 64% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 50% Oppose 0% | 47% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 35% Favor 53% Oppose | 35% Favor 58% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 45% Support 47% Oppose | 41% Support 53% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 31% Support 69% Oppose | 32% Support 68% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 18% Support 82% Oppose | 18% Support 82% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2001 | Legal Since 1996 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | State-enforced Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2002 | Illegal Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized Since 2024 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2013 | 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 2011 | 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 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2001 | Equal |
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