Compare LGBT Rights in Georgia & Washington, D.C.

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
83 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
66 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipUnknown
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
62% Favor
36% Oppose
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
60% Favor
37% Oppose
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
61% Favor
32% Oppose
Region not surveyed
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
65% Favor
0%
Region not surveyed
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
56% Oppose
0%
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
52% Favor
39% Oppose
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
51% Favor
38% Oppose
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
45% Favor
47% Oppose
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
44% Favor
47% Oppose
Region not surveyed
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Favor
48% Oppose
64% Favor
26% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
55% Support
38% Oppose
72% Support
23% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
37% Support
63% Oppose
62% Support
38% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
22% Support
78% Oppose
48% Support
52% Oppose
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