Compare LGBT Rights in California & Hawaii

Equality Index ?
84 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
69 / 100
64 / 100
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
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2022
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
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2012
Banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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