Equality Index ? | 55 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 62% Favor 0% | Region not surveyed |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 48% Oppose 0% | Region not surveyed |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 44% Favor 49% Oppose | 64% Favor 26% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 53% Support 40% Oppose | 72% Support 23% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2022 | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Legal, surgery not required |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Ambiguous | Legal |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 | Banned (3-month deferral) Since 2020 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2014 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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