Equality Index ? | 67 / 100 | 81 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 80 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 55 / 100 | 61 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1977 | 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 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2021 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized Since 2020 | Recognized Since 2021 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 2023 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal | Legal Since 2018 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 65% Favor 0% | 70% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 51% Oppose 0% | 58% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 45% Favor 45% Oppose | 53% Favor 39% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 54% Support 37% Oppose | 62% Support 30% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 40% Support 60% Oppose | 43% Support 57% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 26% Support 74% Oppose | 30% Support 70% Oppose |
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