Equality Index ? | 81 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 91 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 72 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 1973 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship Since 2023 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2007 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2008 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2018 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1993 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1993 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal | 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 | Banned Since 2021 | Banned Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Unknown | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 70% Favor 0% | 72% Favor 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 59% Favor 36% Oppose | 48% Favor 46% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 64% Support 32% Oppose | 57% Support 36% Oppose |
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