Compare LGBT Rights in Arkansas & Georgia

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
58 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1981
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1982
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2025
Restricted
Since 2026
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2024
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsProtected in some contexts
Since 2009
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2026
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2026
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2011
Married couples only
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
Bathroom accessRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)
Since 2023
Partially restricted
Since 2025
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1998
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
56% Favor
0%
65% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
35% Favor
53% Oppose
45% Favor
48% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Support
47% Oppose
55% Support
38% Oppose
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