Equality Index ? | 86 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 95 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 78 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1993 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2010 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 1987 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2024 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2017 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Varies by Region |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Varies by Region |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2017 | Legal |
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 | Banned Since 2014 | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Unknown |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | Region not surveyed | 62% Favor 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 64% Favor 26% Oppose | 44% Favor 49% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 72% Support 23% Oppose | 53% Support 40% Oppose |
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