Equality Index ? | 56 / 100 | 57 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 61 / 100 | 61 / 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 | Legal, but requires surgery 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 | No protections | 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 | Legal Since 2017 | Legal 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 Since 2003 | Equal Since 1996 |
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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