Equality Index ? | 59 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 65% Favor 0% | 59% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 56% Oppose 0% | 58% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 45% Favor 48% Oppose | 38% Favor 52% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 55% Support 38% Oppose | 44% Support 44% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1998 | Legal Since 1992 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Unknown | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2005 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 1792 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Ambiguous | Single only Since 2008 |
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 | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1975 |
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