Compare LGBT Rights in North Dakota & South Dakota

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
77 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
58 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1973
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Legal, no restrictions
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 2015
Legal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
66% Favor
34% Oppose
63% Favor
37% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
69% Favor
30% Oppose
61% Favor
40% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
55% Favor
45% Oppose
66% Favor
29% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
72% Favor
0%
66% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
51% Oppose
0%
53% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
53% Favor
35% Oppose
52% Favor
37% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
46% Favor
46% Oppose
50% Favor
39% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
43% Favor
44% Oppose
39% Favor
57% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
50% Favor
39% Oppose
44% Favor
48% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
48% Favor
46% Oppose
49% Favor
46% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
57% Support
36% Oppose
58% Support
35% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
40% Support
60% Oppose
45% Support
55% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
23% Support
77% Oppose
24% Support
76% Oppose
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