Equality Index ? | 65 / 100 | Not enough data | 64 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 70 / 100 | Not enough data | 73 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 61 / 100 | Not enough data | 55 / 100 |
Public Opinion | |||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 68% Favor 0% | Region not surveyed | 66% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 57% Oppose 0% | Region not surveyed | 54% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 53% Favor 38% Oppose | Region not surveyed | 45% Favor 45% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 64% Support 28% Oppose | Region not surveyed | 54% Support 36% Oppose |
Law | |||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Unknown | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Unknown | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2022 | Unknown | State-enforced Since 2022 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2004 | Unknown | Legal, surgery not required Since 2022 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2014 | Unknown | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2018 | Unknown | Legal Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Unknown | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 | Unknown | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Unknown | Banned Since 2019 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2010 | Unknown | Equal |
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