Compare LGBT Rights in Alabama

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1992
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsProtected in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionMarried couples only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknown
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
59% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
33% Favor
57% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
41% Support
52% Oppose
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