Equality Index ? | 86 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 76 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 71 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 | Legal, no restrictions |
Gender-Affirming Care | Unknown | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2018 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1993 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1993 | 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 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2021 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021) | 77% Favor 21% Oppose | 63% Favor 37% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | 82% Favor 17% Oppose | 61% Favor 40% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | 78% Favor 19% Oppose | 66% Favor 29% Oppose |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 70% Favor 0% | 66% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 56% Oppose 0% | 53% Oppose 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | 67% Favor 27% Oppose | 52% Favor 37% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | 63% Favor 27% Oppose | 50% Favor 39% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | 57% Favor 37% Oppose | 39% Favor 57% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | 58% Favor 33% Oppose | 44% Favor 48% Oppose |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 59% Favor 36% Oppose | 49% Favor 46% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 64% Support 32% Oppose | 58% Support 35% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 43% Support 57% Oppose | 45% Support 55% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 32% Support 68% Oppose | 24% Support 76% Oppose |
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