Equality Index ? | 68 / 100 | 74 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 78 / 100 | 82 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 58 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2023 | 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 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation only |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2018 | Legal Since 2014 |
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) | 69% Favor 30% Oppose | 72% Favor 26% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | 58% Favor 39% Oppose | 73% Favor 26% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | 48% Favor 44% Oppose | 71% Favor 27% Oppose |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 70% Favor 0% | 67% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 50% Oppose 0% | 58% Oppose 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | 57% Favor 37% Oppose | 66% Favor 26% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | 61% Favor 32% Oppose | 63% Favor 29% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | 53% Favor 38% Oppose | 55% Favor 36% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | 50% Favor 43% Oppose | 59% Favor 33% Oppose |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 51% Favor 42% Oppose | 58% Favor 37% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 57% Support 33% Oppose | 66% Support 30% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 41% Support 59% Oppose | 47% Support 53% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 25% Support 75% Oppose | 32% Support 68% Oppose |
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