Equality Index ? | 71 / 100 | 81 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 82 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 61 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 68% Favor 0% | 70% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 56% Oppose 0% | 55% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 56% Favor 36% Oppose | 55% Favor 33% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 63% Support 26% Oppose | 64% Support 29% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2001 | Legal Since 1973 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, surgery not required |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Recognized Since 2020 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2011 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2017 |
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 2016 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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