Compare LGBT Rights in Mississippi & Texas

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
45 / 100
57 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 2022
State-enforced
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2021
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)
49% Favor
48% Oppose
62% Favor
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
44% Favor
55% Oppose
62% Favor
35% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
47% Favor
33% Oppose
68% Favor
24% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
59% Favor
0%
66% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
53% Oppose
0%
54% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
42% Favor
48% Oppose
55% Favor
34% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
37% Favor
56% Oppose
50% Favor
39% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
25% Favor
65% Oppose
46% Favor
45% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
32% Favor
61% Oppose
48% Favor
43% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
31% Favor
61% Oppose
46% Favor
46% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
40% Support
54% Oppose
56% Support
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
34% Support
66% Oppose
33% Support
67% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
18% Support
82% Oppose
24% Support
76% Oppose
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