Equality Index ? | 70 / 100 | 68 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 80 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 60 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1977 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized Since 2020 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2022 |
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 | Legal Since 2015 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2003 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021) | 67% Favor 31% Oppose | 60% Favor 33% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | 65% Favor 32% Oppose | 58% Favor 40% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | 62% Favor 33% Oppose | 69% Favor 31% Oppose |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 65% Favor 0% | 65% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 51% Oppose 0% | 51% Oppose 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | 58% Favor 34% Oppose | 54% Favor 33% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | 53% Favor 38% Oppose | 61% Favor 27% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | 52% Favor 38% Oppose | 49% Favor 43% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | 47% Favor 45% Oppose | 54% Favor 39% Oppose |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 45% Favor 45% Oppose | 51% Favor 44% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 54% Support 37% Oppose | 60% Support 35% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 40% Support 60% Oppose | 38% Support 62% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 26% Support 74% Oppose | 24% Support 76% Oppose |
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