Equality Index ? | 65 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 74 / 100 | 80 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 56 / 100 | 57 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Unknown | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2003 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal | Legal Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 64% Favor 0% | 66% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 54% Oppose 0% | 53% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 48% Favor 45% Oppose | 49% Favor 46% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 57% Support 36% Oppose | 58% Support 35% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 37% Support 63% Oppose | 45% Support 55% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 27% Support 73% Oppose | 24% Support 76% Oppose |
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