Equality Index ? | 61 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 67 / 100 | 93 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 54 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2022 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions Since 2020 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2020 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
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 Since 1982 | Legal Since 2015 |
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 2020 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021) | 62% Favor 36% Oppose | 74% Favor 24% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | 52% Favor 46% Oppose | 71% Favor 26% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | 62% Favor 36% Oppose | 69% Favor 23% Oppose |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 67% Favor 0% | 68% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 48% Oppose 0% | 57% Oppose 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | 48% Favor 44% Oppose | 60% Favor 32% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | 44% Favor 45% Oppose | 57% Favor 34% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | 41% Favor 49% Oppose | 49% Favor 42% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | 42% Favor 48% Oppose | 50% Favor 43% Oppose |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 42% Favor 50% Oppose | 50% Favor 43% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 53% Support 36% Oppose | 61% Support 34% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 31% Support 69% Oppose | 43% Support 57% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 21% Support 79% Oppose | 27% Support 73% Oppose |
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