Equality Index ? | 60 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 70 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 59% Favor 0% | 56% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 49% Oppose 0% | 50% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 33% Favor 57% Oppose | 35% Favor 53% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 41% Support 52% Oppose | 45% Support 47% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2001 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2022 | Ambiguous Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2002 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2010 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2017 | No protections Since 2013 |
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 2017 | Legal Since 2011 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2001 |
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