Compare LGBT Rights in Kansas & Missouri

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
56 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipUnknown
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2018
Legal
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 LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
70% Favor
0%
64% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
50% Oppose
0%
54% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
51% Favor
42% Oppose
48% Favor
45% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
57% Support
33% Oppose
57% Support
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
41% Support
59% Oppose
37% Support
63% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
25% Support
75% Oppose
27% Support
73% Oppose
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