Equality Index ? | 84 / 100 | 73 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 74% Favor 0% | 68% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 63% Oppose 0% | 59% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 71% Favor 26% Oppose | 54% Favor 37% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 76% Support 19% Oppose | 63% Support 30% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1971 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2008 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Unknown | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required | Legal, surgery not required |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Recognized Since 2020 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2011 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2000 | Legal Since 2002 |
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 | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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