| Equality Index ? | 83 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 95 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 71 / 100 | 60 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1972 | Legal Since 2003 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2014 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2019 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted Since 2024 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2017 | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Varies by Region |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Varies by Region |
| Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2016 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
| Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2016 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1972 | Equal Since 2003 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 72% Favor 0% | 61% Favor 0% |
| Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 54% Oppose 0% | Region not surveyed |
| Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 58% Favor 35% Oppose | 49% Favor 41% Oppose |
| Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 66% Support 25% Oppose | 53% Support 39% Oppose |
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