Compare LGBT Rights in Alaska & Wyoming

Equality Index ?
72 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
70 / 100
60 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1980
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2012
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionVaries by Region
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 2016
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 therapyVaries by Region
Since 2020
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2003
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
68% Favor
0%
61% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
59% Favor
34% Oppose
49% Favor
41% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
62% Support
30% Oppose
53% Support
39% Oppose
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