Equality Index ? | 81 / 100 | 78 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 98 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 62 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 72% Favor 0% | 77% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 53% Oppose 0% | 49% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 62% Favor 31% Oppose | 51% Favor 45% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 67% Support 24% Oppose | 58% Support 35% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 50% Support 50% Oppose | 36% Support 64% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 35% Support 65% Oppose | 25% Support 75% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1974 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship Since 2021 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2020 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2004 | Legal Since 2014 |
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 2020 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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