| Equality Index ? | 58 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 64 / 100 | 60 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 53 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 1996 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2015 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2024 | State-enforced Since 2023 |
| Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2005 | Illegal Since 2023 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 2024 | Restricted Since 2024 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Protected in some contexts Since 2009 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 |
| LGBT discrimination | Varies by Region | No protections |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | Varies by Region | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Married couples only Since 2017 | Married couples only Since 2017 |
| 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 | Not banned Since 2025 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 58% Favor 0% | 64% Favor 0% |
| Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 40% Favor 54% Oppose | 35% Favor 58% Oppose |
| Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 51% Support 42% Oppose | 41% Support 53% Oppose |
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