Equality Index ? | 77 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 91 / 100 | 78 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 64 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1973 | Legal Since 1997 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2015 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2024 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts Since 2016 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2011 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2017 | Legal |
Intersex infant surgery | 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 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2016 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unknown | Unknown |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 70% Favor 0% | 72% Favor 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 55% Favor 33% Oppose | 54% Favor 34% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 64% Support 29% Oppose | 62% Support 30% Oppose |
Full Details | Full Details |
Full details about each issue can be found on each region's page. Data missing from the above chart? You can help! Sign up or log in to contribute information to Equaldex!