Equality Index ? | 81 / 100 | 68 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 80 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 63 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 69% Favor 0% | 65% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 57% Oppose 0% | 51% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 58% Favor 34% Oppose | 45% Favor 45% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 64% Support 29% Oppose | 54% Support 37% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1962 | Legal Since 1977 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required | Legal, surgery not required |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Not legally recognized Since 2020 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal | Legal |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2015 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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