Equality Index ? | 79 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 93 / 100 | 76 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 71% Favor 0% | 66% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 66% Oppose 0% | 54% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 59% Favor 36% Oppose | 45% Favor 45% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 67% Support 28% Oppose | 54% Support 36% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 49% Support 51% Oppose | 38% Support 62% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 34% Support 66% Oppose | 23% Support 77% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1973 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, no restrictions Since 2022 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | No protections |
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 2017 |
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 | Banned Since 2019 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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