Compare LGBT Rights in Washington, D.C. & West Virginia

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
55 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageLegalLegal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesUnknownNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2014
Not banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
Region not surveyed
62% Favor
38% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
Region not surveyed
56% Favor
44% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
Region not surveyed
67% Favor
27% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
Region not surveyed
63% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
Region not surveyed
52% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
Region not surveyed
48% Favor
45% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
Region not surveyed
37% Favor
55% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
Region not surveyed
45% Favor
50% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
Region not surveyed
37% Favor
55% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
64% Favor
26% Oppose
39% Favor
51% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
72% Support
23% Oppose
45% Support
47% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
62% Support
38% Oppose
32% Support
68% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
48% Support
52% Oppose
21% Support
79% Oppose
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