Compare LGBT Rights in South Carolina & Tennessee

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
56 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
52 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
58% Favor
0%
64% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
53% Oppose
0%
47% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
40% Favor
54% Oppose
35% Favor
58% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
51% Support
42% Oppose
41% Support
53% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
34% Support
66% Oppose
32% Support
68% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
20% Support
80% Oppose
18% Support
82% Oppose
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorship
Since 2020
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Since 2023
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 therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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