Compare LGBT Rights in Delaware & Mississippi

Equality Index ?
79 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
50 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1973
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2016
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
71% Favor
0%
59% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
66% Oppose
0%
53% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
59% Favor
36% Oppose
31% Favor
61% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
67% Support
28% Oppose
40% Support
54% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
49% Support
51% Oppose
34% Support
66% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
34% Support
66% Oppose
18% Support
82% Oppose
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