Compare LGBT Rights in Indiana & Iowa

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
80 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
55 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
65% Favor
0%
68% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
51% Oppose
0%
57% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Favor
45% Oppose
51% Favor
41% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
54% Support
37% Oppose
58% Support
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
40% Support
60% Oppose
45% Support
55% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
26% Support
74% Oppose
29% Support
71% Oppose
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1977
Legal
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2020
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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