Compare LGBT Rights in Alabama & Texas

Equality Index ?
56 / 100
60 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
62 / 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 2021
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1992
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2022
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
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
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2003
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
59% Favor
0%
66% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
33% Favor
57% Oppose
46% Favor
46% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
41% Support
52% Oppose
56% Support
36% Oppose
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