Equality Index ? | 81 / 100 | 81 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 63 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 72% Favor 0% | 72% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 53% Oppose 0% | 54% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 62% Favor 31% Oppose | 58% Favor 35% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 67% Support 24% Oppose | 66% Support 25% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1974 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2020 | Legal, surgery not required Since 2017 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Recognized Since 2017 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2004 | Legal Since 2014 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2019 | Banned Since 2016 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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