Compare LGBT Rights in Tennessee

Equality Index ?
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
52 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Gender-Affirming CareUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
52% Favor
44% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
54% Favor
42% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
65% Favor
28% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
64% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
47% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
46% Favor
45% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
46% Favor
43% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
37% Favor
56% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
39% Favor
55% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
35% Favor
58% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
41% Support
53% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
32% Support
68% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
18% Support
82% Oppose
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