| Equality Index ? | 56 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 56 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 55 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Legal Since 1998 |
| Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 | Legal Since 2015 |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2025 | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2020 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1982 |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2025 | Restricted Since 2026 |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized Since 2024 | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | Protected in some contexts Since 2009 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2016 | Illegal in some contexts |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2026 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2026 |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Married couples only Since 2017 | Married couples only Since 2017 |
| 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 |
| Bathroom access | Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines) Since 2025 | Partially restricted Since 2025 |
| Conversion therapy | Varies by Region Since 2021 | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1976 | Equal Since 1998 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 63% Favor 0% | 65% Favor 0% |
| Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 39% Favor 51% Oppose | 45% Favor 48% Oppose |
| Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 45% Support 47% Oppose | 55% Support 38% Oppose |
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