Compare LGBT Rights in Arkansas & North Carolina

Equality Index ?
58 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
76 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
60 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2002
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2020
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 2011
Legal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Equal
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
51% Favor
47% Oppose
65% Favor
34% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
47% Favor
52% Oppose
66% Favor
32% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
58% Favor
37% Oppose
62% Favor
32% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
56% Favor
0%
66% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
50% Oppose
0%
54% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
52% Favor
38% Oppose
49% Favor
41% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
42% Favor
50% Oppose
49% Favor
40% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
37% Favor
57% Oppose
46% Favor
47% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
36% Favor
59% Oppose
44% Favor
49% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
35% Favor
53% Oppose
45% Favor
45% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Support
47% Oppose
54% Support
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
31% Support
69% Oppose
38% Support
62% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
18% Support
82% Oppose
23% Support
77% Oppose
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