Equality Index ? | 65 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 77 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 54 / 100 |
Public Opinion | |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 59% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 58% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 38% Favor 52% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 44% Support 44% Oppose |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1992 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2005 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 1792 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2008 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1975 |
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