Compare LGBT Rights in California & Washington

Equality Index ?
81 / 100
84 / 100
Legal Index ?
94 / 100
94 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
67 / 100
75 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Recognized
Since 2018
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2013
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 therapyBanned
Since 2012
Banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Equal
Since 1979
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
73% Favor
0%
75% 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
61% Favor
31% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
69% Support
24% Oppose
69% Support
27% Oppose
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