Equality Index ? | 81 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 62 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 70% Favor 0% | 75% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 55% Oppose 0% | 57% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 55% Favor 33% Oppose | 61% Favor 31% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 64% Support 29% Oppose | 69% Support 27% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1973 | Legal Since 1976 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2012 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required | Legal, surgery not required Since 2017 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Recognized Since 2018 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Illegal Since 2006 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2011 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2017 | Legal Since 2013 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2016 | Banned Since 2018 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 1979 |
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