Equality Index ? | 60 / 100 | 81 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 65 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 56 / 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 | State-enforced Since 1988 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1979 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2020 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 2024 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2020 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT discrimination | Varies by Region | Illegal Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Varies by Region | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 1982 | Legal Since 2015 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2020 |
Equal age of consent | Unknown | Equal Since 2003 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 67% Favor 0% | 68% Favor 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 42% Favor 50% Oppose | 50% Favor 43% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 53% Support 36% Oppose | 61% Support 34% Oppose |
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