Compare LGBT Rights in California & Hawaii

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
81 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
61 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Recognized
Since 2020
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2012
Banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
73% Favor
0%
70% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
60% Oppose
0%
55% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
62% Favor
32% Oppose
55% Favor
33% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
69% Support
24% Oppose
64% Support
29% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
50% Support
50% Oppose
54% Support
46% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
41% Support
59% Oppose
37% Support
63% Oppose
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