Equality Index ? | 63 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 65 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 61 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1977 | Legal Since 1978 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2009 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | State-enforced Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2006 | Illegal Since 2025 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2024 | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized Since 2020 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2025 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2025 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal | 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 | Not banned Since 2023 | Varies by Region Since 2020 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1977 | Unknown |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 65% Favor 0% | 68% Favor 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 45% Favor 45% Oppose | 51% Favor 41% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 54% Support 37% Oppose | 58% Support 36% Oppose |
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