Equality Index ? | 56 / 100 | 76 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 63 / 100 | 93 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 50 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 64% Favor 0% | 68% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 47% Oppose 0% | 57% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 35% Favor 58% Oppose | 50% Favor 43% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 41% Support 53% Oppose | 61% Support 34% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 32% Support 68% Oppose | 43% Support 57% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 18% Support 82% Oppose | 27% Support 73% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1996 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2023 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2020 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2020 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2017 | Legal Since 2015 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2020 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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