Equality Index ? | 55 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 65 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 45 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2022 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1983 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2016 |
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 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2003 |
Public Opinion | |
Support for LGBT protections by US state (PRRI, 2018) | 59% Favor 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 31% Favor 61% Oppose |
Support of homosexuality by US state (Pew Research, 2014) | 40% Support 54% Oppose |
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