Compare LGBT Rights in California & Idaho

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
59 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2012
Not banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
73% Favor
0%
68% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
60% Oppose
0%
57% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
62% Favor
32% Oppose
49% Favor
39% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
69% Support
24% Oppose
59% Support
32% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
50% Support
50% Oppose
41% Support
59% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
41% Support
59% Oppose
26% Support
74% Oppose
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