Compare LGBT Rights in Lithuania & United States

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
68 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
26 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2025
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2024
Varies by Region
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Varies by Region
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2022
Varies by Region
Since 2021
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedVaries by Region
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
Varies by Region
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2000
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
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