Equality Index ? | 81 / 100 | 80 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 94 / 100 | 94 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 67 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Legal Since 1980 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Legal Since 2011 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2021 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2018 | Recognized Since 2021 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2004 | Illegal Since 2003 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2004 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2003 | 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 2012 | Banned Since 2019 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1976 | Equal Since 1980 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 73% Favor 0% | 73% Favor 0% |
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people (PRRI, 2018) | 60% Oppose 0% | 61% Oppose 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 62% Favor 32% Oppose | 62% Favor 30% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 69% Support 24% Oppose | 70% Support 23% Oppose |
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