Equality Index ? | 85 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 71 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1974 | Legal Since 1975 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2020 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Recognized Since 2019 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Illegal Since 2003 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2003 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2003 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2004 | Legal |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2019 | Banned Since 2017 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021) | 74% Favor 24% Oppose | 72% Favor 28% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | 77% Favor 23% Oppose | 68% Favor 31% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | 79% Favor 19% Oppose | 77% Favor 15% Oppose |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 72% Favor 0% | 73% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 53% Oppose 0% | 59% Oppose 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | 71% Favor 21% Oppose | 63% Favor 30% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | 64% Favor 27% Oppose | 54% Favor 35% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | 65% Favor 27% Oppose | 58% Favor 34% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | 60% Favor 32% Oppose | 58% Favor 36% Oppose |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 62% Favor 31% Oppose | 48% Favor 43% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 67% Support 24% Oppose | 59% Support 34% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 50% Support 50% Oppose | 47% Support 53% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 35% Support 65% Oppose | 38% Support 62% Oppose |
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