- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in New Jersey is legal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in New Jersey is no censorship.
New Jersey actually requires schools to teach students about the LGBTQ community.
Right to change legal gender in New Jersey is legal, no restrictions.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in New Jersey is recognized.
LGBT discrimination in New Jersey is illegal.
LGBT employment discrimination in New Jersey is sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in New Jersey is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Additionally, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
Serving openly in military in New Jersey is legal.
Blood donations by MSMs in New Jersey is legal.
Conversion therapy in New Jersey is banned.
Equal age of consent in New Jersey is equal.