Equality Index ? | 79 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 93 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 53 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 71% Favor 0% | 59% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 66% Oppose 0% | 58% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 59% Favor 36% Oppose | 38% Favor 52% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 67% Support 28% Oppose | 44% Support 44% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 49% Support 51% Oppose | 33% Support 67% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 34% Support 66% Oppose | 21% Support 79% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1973 | Legal Since 1992 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2005 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 1792 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal | Legal Since 2008 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2018 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1975 |
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