Equality Index ? | 76 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 93 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 59 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 68% Favor 0% | 63% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 57% Oppose 0% | 52% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 50% Favor 43% Oppose | 39% Favor 51% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 61% Support 34% Oppose | 45% Support 47% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 43% Support 57% Oppose | 32% Support 68% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 27% Support 73% Oppose | 21% Support 79% Oppose |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 1983 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2020 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2020 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2020 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2016 |
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 2015 | Legal Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2011 | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2020 | Not banned Since 2015 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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