Equality Index ? | 73 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 77 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 69 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1983 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1985 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2014 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Varies by Region Since 2021 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1983 |
Public Opinion | |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 67% Favor 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 58% Favor 37% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 66% Support 30% Oppose |
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