Equality Index ? | 86 / 100 | 85 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 71 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 81% Favor 0% | 73% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 63% Oppose 0% | 70% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 68% Favor 27% Oppose | 65% Favor 27% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 71% Support 21% Oppose | 72% Support 18% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2010 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2018 | Legal, surgery not required |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized | Recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2018 | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2018 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2001 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2018 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2017 | 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 2017 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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