Equality Index ? | 59 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 73 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 45 / 100 | 57 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2022 | State-enforced Since 2021 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 2018 |
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 2016 | Legal Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2021 |
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) | 49% Favor 48% Oppose | 62% Favor 36% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | 44% Favor 55% Oppose | 62% Favor 35% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | 47% Favor 33% Oppose | 68% Favor 24% Oppose |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 59% Favor 0% | 66% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 53% Oppose 0% | 54% Oppose 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | 42% Favor 48% Oppose | 55% Favor 34% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | 37% Favor 56% Oppose | 50% Favor 39% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | 25% Favor 65% Oppose | 46% Favor 45% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | 32% Favor 61% Oppose | 48% Favor 43% Oppose |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 31% Favor 61% Oppose | 46% Favor 46% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 40% Support 54% Oppose | 56% Support 36% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 34% Support 66% Oppose | 33% Support 67% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 18% Support 82% Oppose | 24% Support 76% Oppose |
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