Equality Index ? | 65 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 77 / 100 | 76 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 53 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 59% Favor 0% | 66% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 58% Oppose 0% | 54% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 38% Favor 52% Oppose | 45% Favor 45% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 44% Support 44% Oppose | 54% Support 36% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 33% Support 67% Oppose | 38% Support 62% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 21% Support 79% Oppose | 23% Support 77% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1992 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2005 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2022 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 1792 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2008 | Legal Since 2017 |
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 2019 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1975 | Equal |
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