Equality Index ? | 67 / 100 | 84 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 80 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 54 / 100 | 68 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 59% Favor 0% | Region not surveyed |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 58% Oppose 0% | Region not surveyed |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 38% Favor 52% Oppose | 64% Favor 26% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 44% Support 44% Oppose | 72% Support 23% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1992 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2005 | Legal, surgery not required |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2017 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 1792 | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2008 | Legal |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2014 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1975 | Equal |
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