Compare LGBT Rights in North Carolina & South Carolina

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
76 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
51 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
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 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2019
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
65% Favor
34% Oppose
55% Favor
40% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
66% Favor
32% Oppose
50% Favor
48% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
62% Favor
32% Oppose
53% Favor
42% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
66% Favor
0%
58% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
54% Oppose
0%
53% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
49% Favor
41% Oppose
53% Favor
37% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
49% Favor
40% Oppose
44% Favor
45% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
46% Favor
47% Oppose
40% Favor
49% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
44% Favor
49% Oppose
39% Favor
54% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Favor
45% Oppose
40% Favor
54% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
54% Support
36% Oppose
51% Support
42% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
38% Support
62% Oppose
34% Support
66% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
23% Support
77% Oppose
20% Support
80% Oppose
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