Compare LGBT Rights in Alabama & Florida

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
63 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
64 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1992
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2022
Restricted
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation only
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2017
Varies by Region
Since 1977
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionVaries by Region
Since 1977
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2020
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1997
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
59% Favor
0%
68% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
33% Favor
57% Oppose
53% Favor
38% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
41% Support
52% Oppose
64% Support
28% Oppose
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