Compare LGBT Rights in Delaware & Virginia

Equality Index ?
79 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
59 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1973
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2020
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
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 2015
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Banned
Since 2020
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
71% Favor
0%
68% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
66% Oppose
0%
57% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
59% Favor
36% Oppose
50% Favor
43% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
67% Support
28% Oppose
61% Support
34% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
49% Support
51% Oppose
43% Support
57% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
34% Support
66% Oppose
27% Support
73% Oppose
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