Equality Index ? | 82 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 69% Favor 0% | 81% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 62% Oppose 0% | 63% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 65% Favor 30% Oppose | 68% Favor 27% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 69% Support 24% Oppose | 71% Support 21% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2012 | Legal Since 2010 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Unknown | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2019 | Legal, surgery not required Since 2018 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2005 | Sexual orientation only Since 1998 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation only |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2007 | Ambiguous |
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 | Banned Since 2019 | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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