Compare LGBT Rights in Arkansas

Equality Index ?
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1995
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2024
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2011
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 consentEqual
Since 2001
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
56% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
35% Favor
53% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Support
47% Oppose
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