Equality Index ? | 63 / 100 | 78 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 80 / 100 | 91 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 47 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 56% Favor 0% | 71% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 50% Oppose 0% | 66% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 35% Favor 53% Oppose | 59% Favor 36% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 45% Support 47% Oppose | 67% Support 28% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2001 | Legal Since 1973 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2002 | Legal, surgery not required |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2010 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2013 | Illegal Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2011 | Legal |
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 | Not banned | Banned Since 2018 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2001 | Equal |
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