Compare LGBT Rights in Arkansas & Florida

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
64 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1995
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2023
Restricted
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2024
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2011
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 consentEqual
Since 2001
Equal
Since 1997
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
56% Favor
0%
68% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
35% Favor
53% Oppose
53% Favor
38% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Support
47% Oppose
64% Support
28% Oppose
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