Equality Index ? | 70 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 80 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 60 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 68% Favor 0% | 73% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 52% Oppose 0% | 60% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 59% Favor 34% Oppose | 62% Favor 32% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 62% Support 30% Oppose | 69% Support 24% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1980 | Legal Since 1976 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required | Legal, surgery not required Since 2017 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2018 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 1974 | Legal Since 2003 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2012 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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