Compare LGBT Rights in California & Idaho

Equality Index ?
85 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
69 / 100
58 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2014
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
Ambiguous
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2012
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
72% Favor
26% Oppose
64% Favor
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
71% Favor
27% Oppose
62% Favor
34% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
75% Favor
22% Oppose
48% Favor
40% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
73% Favor
0%
68% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
60% Oppose
0%
57% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
66% Favor
23% Oppose
56% Favor
32% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
66% Favor
24% Oppose
54% Favor
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
60% Favor
30% Oppose
49% Favor
41% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
61% Favor
31% Oppose
53% Favor
41% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
62% Favor
32% Oppose
49% Favor
39% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
69% Support
24% Oppose
59% Support
32% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
50% Support
50% Oppose
41% Support
59% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
41% Support
59% Oppose
26% Support
74% Oppose
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