Compare LGBT Rights in Massachusetts & Vermont

Equality Index ?
89 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
78 / 100
72 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
Since 2022
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 1993
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
83% Favor
12% Oppose
70% Favor
29% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
85% Favor
14% Oppose
77% Favor
23% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
77% Favor
19% Oppose
70% Favor
30% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
75% Favor
0%
77% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
65% Oppose
0%
64% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
80% Favor
13% Oppose
80% Favor
16% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
74% Favor
19% Oppose
61% Favor
32% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
76% Favor
18% Oppose
69% Favor
21% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
73% Favor
21% Oppose
67% Favor
32% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
72% Favor
20% Oppose
76% Favor
19% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
82% Support
12% Oppose
79% Support
16% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
57% Support
43% Oppose
54% Support
46% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
45% Support
55% Oppose
42% Support
58% Oppose
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