Compare LGBT Rights in Iowa & Missouri

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
59 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1978
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
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
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
75% Favor
20% Oppose
63% Favor
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
72% Favor
23% Oppose
65% Favor
35% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
62% Favor
30% Oppose
62% Favor
33% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
68% Favor
0%
64% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
57% Oppose
0%
54% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
59% Favor
33% Oppose
58% Favor
35% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
59% Favor
31% Oppose
51% Favor
41% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
56% Favor
35% Oppose
48% Favor
45% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
57% Favor
37% Oppose
47% Favor
44% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
51% Favor
41% Oppose
48% Favor
45% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
58% Support
36% Oppose
57% Support
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
45% Support
55% Oppose
37% Support
63% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
29% Support
71% Oppose
27% Support
73% Oppose
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