| Equality Index ? | 63 / 100 | 80 / 100 | 81 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 67 / 100 | 94 / 100 | 94 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 58 / 100 | 66 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
| Law | |||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1998 | Legal Since 1980 | Legal Since 1976 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2013 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2006 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2021 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2023 | Legal | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2021 | Recognized Since 2018 |
| Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2003 | Illegal Since 2004 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2017 | Legal | Legal Since 2003 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2019 | Banned Since 2012 |
| Equal age of consent | Unknown | Equal Since 1980 | Equal Since 1976 |
| Public Opinion | |||
| Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 65% Favor 0% | 73% Favor 0% | 73% Favor 0% |
| Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | Region not surveyed | 61% Oppose 0% | 60% Oppose 0% |
| Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 45% Favor 48% Oppose | 62% Favor 30% Oppose | 62% Favor 32% Oppose |
| Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 55% Support 38% Oppose | 70% Support 23% Oppose | 69% Support 24% Oppose |
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