Compare LGBT Rights in Massachusetts & New Jersey

Equality Index ?
85 / 100
83 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
75% Favor
0%
72% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
65% Oppose
0%
61% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
72% Favor
20% Oppose
59% Favor
33% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
82% Support
12% Oppose
71% Support
22% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
57% Support
43% Oppose
51% Support
49% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
45% Support
55% Oppose
38% Support
62% Oppose
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1995
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2006
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