Equality Index ? | 79 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 93 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 65 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1973 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Legal |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, no restrictions |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2017 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal | Legal |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2018 | Banned Since 2014 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021) | 69% Favor 29% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | 66% Favor 32% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | 60% Favor 29% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 71% Favor 0% | Region not surveyed |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 66% Oppose 0% | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | 58% Favor 27% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | 62% Favor 25% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | 66% Favor 25% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | 57% Favor 31% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 59% Favor 36% Oppose | 64% Favor 26% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 67% Support 28% Oppose | 72% Support 23% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 49% Support 51% Oppose | 62% Support 38% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 34% Support 66% Oppose | 48% Support 52% Oppose |
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