Equality Index ? | 81 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 70% Favor 0% | 58% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 59% Oppose 0% | 53% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 60% Favor 33% Oppose | 40% Favor 54% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 66% Support 27% Oppose | 51% Support 42% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1999 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2012 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Unknown | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required | Legal, but requires surgery |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2019 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2014 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal | 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 | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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