Compare LGBT Rights in Connecticut

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
Legal Index ?
91 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
75 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2020
Hate crime protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentUnknown
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
74% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
63% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
71% Favor
26% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
76% Support
19% Oppose
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