Compare LGBT Rights in New Jersey & New York

Equality Index ?
84 / 100
85 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
70 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
76% Favor
21% Oppose
75% Favor
21% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
76% Favor
21% Oppose
73% Favor
25% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
67% Favor
26% Oppose
69% Favor
24% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
72% Favor
0%
73% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
61% Oppose
0%
61% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
68% Favor
23% Oppose
69% Favor
24% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
64% Favor
26% Oppose
66% Favor
25% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
66% Favor
26% Oppose
63% Favor
29% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
66% Favor
27% Oppose
63% Favor
28% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
59% Favor
33% Oppose
62% Favor
30% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
71% Support
22% Oppose
70% Support
23% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
51% Support
49% Oppose
53% Support
47% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
38% Support
62% Oppose
42% Support
58% Oppose
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