Equality Index ? | 59 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 66 / 100 | 73 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 53 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 67% Favor 0% | 66% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 48% Oppose 0% | 54% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 42% Favor 50% Oppose | 45% Favor 45% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 53% Support 36% Oppose | 54% Support 36% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2022 | State-enforced Since 2022 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, surgery not required Since 2022 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | 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 1982 | Legal Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2019 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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