Equality Index ? | 83 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 66 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Legal Since 1983 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Unknown | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, no restrictions Since 2020 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2017 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts Since 2016 |
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 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal | Legal Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal Since 2011 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2014 | Not banned Since 2015 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 62% Favor 38% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021) | Region not surveyed | 56% Favor 44% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020) | Region not surveyed | 67% Favor 27% Oppose |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | Region not surveyed | 63% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | Region not surveyed | 52% Oppose 0% |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017) | Region not surveyed | 48% Favor 45% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017) | Region not surveyed | 37% Favor 55% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016) | Region not surveyed | 45% Favor 50% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (US) (PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015) | Region not surveyed | 37% Favor 55% Oppose |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 64% Favor 26% Oppose | 39% Favor 51% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 72% Support 23% Oppose | 45% Support 47% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2011-2012) | 62% Support 38% Oppose | 32% Support 68% Oppose |
Support for same-sex marriage (The Williams Institute, 2004) | 48% Support 52% Oppose | 21% Support 79% Oppose |
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