Equality Index ? | 89 / 100 | 86 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 78 / 100 | 72 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2004 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, no restrictions |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2019 | Recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2001 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 1993 | Legal |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2019 | Banned Since 2017 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021) | 83% Favor 12% Oppose | 80% Favor 14% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | 85% Favor 14% Oppose | 82% Favor 17% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | 77% Favor 19% Oppose | 55% Favor 41% Oppose |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 75% Favor 0% | 73% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 65% Oppose 0% | 70% Oppose 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | 80% Favor 13% Oppose | 78% Favor 17% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | 74% Favor 19% Oppose | 67% Favor 29% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | 76% Favor 18% Oppose | 69% Favor 24% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | 73% Favor 21% Oppose | 70% Favor 19% Oppose |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 72% Favor 20% Oppose | 65% Favor 27% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 82% Support 12% Oppose | 72% Support 18% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 57% Support 43% Oppose | 50% Support 50% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 45% Support 55% Oppose | 42% Support 58% Oppose |
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