Equality Index ? | 68 / 100 | 61 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 68% Favor 0% | 66% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 60% Oppose 0% | 53% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 50% Favor 42% Oppose | 49% Favor 46% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 60% Support 32% Oppose | 58% Support 35% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Unknown | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2021 | Legal, surgery not required |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2021 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1998 | Ambiguous |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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