Equality Index ? | 63 / 100 | 81 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 68% Favor 0% | 70% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 57% Oppose 0% | 59% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 53% Favor 38% Oppose | 60% Favor 33% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 64% Support 28% Oppose | 66% Support 27% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 1999 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2012 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2022 | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2004 | Legal, surgery not required |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2019 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | Ambiguous Since 2014 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2014 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Married couples only Since 2018 | Legal |
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 | Not banned | Banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2010 | Equal |
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