Equality Index ? | 68 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 79 / 100 | 76 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 57 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 70% Favor 0% | 65% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 50% Oppose 0% | 51% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 51% Favor 42% Oppose | 51% Favor 44% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 57% Support 33% Oppose | 60% Support 35% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2019 | Legal, but requires surgery |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2022 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2000 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2018 | Legal Since 2015 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2003 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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