Equality Index ? | 70 / 100 | 86 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 80 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 60 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1977 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized Since 2020 | Recognized Since 2018 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal Since 1993 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1993 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1993 |
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 | Not banned | 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) | 67% Favor 31% Oppose | 77% Favor 21% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | 65% Favor 32% Oppose | 82% Favor 17% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | 62% Favor 33% Oppose | 78% Favor 19% Oppose |
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% | 56% Oppose 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | 58% Favor 34% Oppose | 67% Favor 27% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | 53% Favor 38% Oppose | 63% Favor 27% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | 52% Favor 38% Oppose | 57% Favor 37% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | 47% Favor 45% Oppose | 58% Favor 33% Oppose |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 45% Favor 45% Oppose | 59% Favor 36% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 54% Support 37% Oppose | 64% Support 32% 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 | 32% Support 68% Oppose |
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