Equality Index ? | 83 / 100 | 80 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 95 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 70 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1962 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2021 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2023 | Recognized Since 2021 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2025 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1979 | Illegal Since 2023 |
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 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal | Legal Since 2018 |
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 2015 | Banned Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2003 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 69% Favor 0% | 70% Favor 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 58% Favor 34% Oppose | 53% Favor 39% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 64% Support 29% Oppose | 62% Support 30% Oppose |
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