Compare LGBT Rights in Connecticut & Massachusetts

Equality Index ?
84 / 100
85 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
69 / 100
71 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2004
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2020
Recognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1993
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2016
Banned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
74% Favor
0%
75% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
63% Oppose
0%
65% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
71% Favor
26% Oppose
72% Favor
20% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
76% Support
19% Oppose
82% Support
12% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
57% Support
43% Oppose
57% Support
43% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
39% Support
61% Oppose
45% Support
55% Oppose
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