Equality Index ? | 81 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 94 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 67 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2018 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2003 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2012 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1976 |
Public Opinion | |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 73% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 60% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 62% Favor 32% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 69% Support 24% Oppose |
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