Equality Index ? | 85 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 71 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 75% Favor 0% | 73% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 65% Oppose 0% | 61% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 72% Favor 20% Oppose | 62% Favor 30% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 82% Support 12% Oppose | 70% Support 23% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 57% Support 43% Oppose | 53% Support 47% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 45% Support 55% Oppose | 42% Support 58% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2004 | Legal Since 2011 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2019 | Recognized Since 2020 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Illegal Since 2003 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2012 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 1993 | Legal |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2019 | Banned Since 2018 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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