Equality Index ? | 56 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 59% Favor 0% | 59% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 49% Oppose 0% | 53% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 33% Favor 57% Oppose | 31% Favor 61% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 41% Support 52% Oppose | 40% Support 54% Oppose |
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 2022 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, surgery not required |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Ambiguous | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2016 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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