Equality Index ? | 75 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 86 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 63 / 100 | 72 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1980 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2025 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2021 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | 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 2022 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2002 | Legal |
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 2022 | Banned Since 2017 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1980 | Equal Since 2003 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 68% Favor 0% | 73% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | Region not surveyed | 70% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 54% Favor 37% Oppose | 65% Favor 27% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 63% Support 30% Oppose | 72% Support 18% Oppose |
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