Compare LGBT Rights in Connecticut & Pennsylvania

Equality Index ?
84 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
98 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
69 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
74% Favor
0%
68% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
63% Oppose
0%
59% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
71% Favor
26% Oppose
54% Favor
37% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
76% Support
19% Oppose
63% Support
30% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
57% Support
43% Oppose
47% Support
53% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
39% Support
61% Oppose
32% Support
68% Oppose
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2020
Recognized
Since 2020
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2002
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2016
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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