| Equality Index ? | 56 / 100 | 61 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 59 / 100 | 68 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 53 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1996 | Legal Since 1992 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2015 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | State-enforced Since 2023 |
| Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2023 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2023 |
| Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 2025 | Restricted Since 2025 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1999 | Sexual orientation only Since 2017 |
| LGBT discrimination | No protections | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2021 |
| Same-sex adoption | Married couples only Since 2017 | Legal Since 2025 |
| 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 | Varies by Region Since 2025 |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1996 | Equal Since 2018 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 64% Favor 0% | 59% Favor 0% |
| Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 35% Favor 58% Oppose | 38% Favor 52% Oppose |
| Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 41% Support 53% Oppose | 44% Support 44% Oppose |
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