Equality Index ? | 84 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 94 / 100 | 94 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 75 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Legal Since 1972 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2012 | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2018 | Recognized Since 2017 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2006 | Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2008 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2014 |
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 2018 | Banned Since 2016 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1979 | Equal Since 1972 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 75% Favor 0% | 72% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 57% Oppose 0% | 54% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 61% Favor 31% Oppose | 58% Favor 35% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 69% Support 27% Oppose | 66% Support 25% Oppose |
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