Equality Index ? | 68 / 100 | 81 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 77 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 59 / 100 | 61 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 68% Favor 0% | 70% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 57% Oppose 0% | 56% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 51% Favor 41% Oppose | 59% Favor 36% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 58% Support 36% Oppose | 64% Support 32% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 45% Support 55% Oppose | 43% Support 57% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 29% Support 71% Oppose | 32% Support 68% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1978 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2009 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2018 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Illegal Since 1993 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1993 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1993 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal | Legal |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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