Equality Index ? | 84 / 100 | 68 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 69 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1962 | Legal Since 1973 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2006 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Not legally recognized |
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 Since 2015 |
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 | Banned Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021) | 77% Favor 20% Oppose | 66% Favor 34% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | 74% Favor 25% Oppose | 69% Favor 30% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | 72% Favor 26% Oppose | 55% Favor 45% Oppose |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 69% Favor 0% | 72% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 57% Oppose 0% | 51% Oppose 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | 65% Favor 25% Oppose | 53% Favor 35% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | 62% Favor 29% Oppose | 46% Favor 46% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | 60% Favor 33% Oppose | 43% Favor 44% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | 59% Favor 34% Oppose | 50% Favor 39% Oppose |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 58% Favor 34% Oppose | 48% Favor 46% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 64% Support 29% Oppose | 57% Support 36% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 47% Support 53% Oppose | 40% Support 60% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 32% Support 68% Oppose | 23% Support 77% Oppose |
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