Compare LGBT Rights in Minnesota & Wisconsin

Equality Index ?
86 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
82 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
67 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1993
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
Sexual orientation only
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2014
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Banned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
77% Favor
21% Oppose
72% Favor
26% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
82% Favor
17% Oppose
73% Favor
26% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
78% Favor
19% Oppose
71% Favor
27% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
70% Favor
0%
67% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
56% Oppose
0%
58% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
67% Favor
27% Oppose
66% Favor
26% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
63% Favor
27% Oppose
63% Favor
29% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
57% Favor
37% Oppose
55% Favor
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
58% Favor
33% Oppose
59% Favor
33% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
59% Favor
36% Oppose
58% Favor
37% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
64% Support
32% Oppose
66% Support
30% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
43% Support
57% Oppose
47% Support
53% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
32% Support
68% Oppose
32% Support
68% Oppose
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