Equality Index ? | 61 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 56% Favor 0% | 66% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 50% Oppose 0% | 54% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 35% Favor 53% Oppose | 45% Favor 45% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 45% Support 47% Oppose | 54% Support 36% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2001 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Ambiguous | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2002 | Legal, but requires surgery |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2010 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2013 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2011 | Married couples only |
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 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2001 | Equal |
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