| Equality Index ? | 79 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 93 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 65 / 100 | 53 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1973 | Legal Since 1992 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2015 |
| Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2005 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 1792 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal | Legal Since 2008 |
| Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2018 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1975 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021) | 69% Favor 29% Oppose | 57% Favor 42% Oppose |
| Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | 66% Favor 32% Oppose | 58% Favor 42% Oppose |
| Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | 60% Favor 29% Oppose | 48% Favor 46% Oppose |
| Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 71% Favor 0% | 59% Favor 0% |
| Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 66% Oppose 0% | 58% Oppose 0% |
| Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | 58% Favor 27% Oppose | 51% Favor 42% Oppose |
| Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | 62% Favor 25% Oppose | 49% Favor 42% Oppose |
| Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | 66% Favor 25% Oppose | 45% Favor 47% Oppose |
| Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | 57% Favor 31% Oppose | 40% Favor 54% Oppose |
| Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 59% Favor 36% Oppose | 38% Favor 52% Oppose |
| Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 67% Support 28% Oppose | 44% Support 44% Oppose |
| Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 49% Support 51% Oppose | 33% Support 67% Oppose |
| Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 34% Support 66% Oppose | 21% Support 79% Oppose |
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