Compare LGBT Rights in Delaware & North Carolina

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
84 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
61 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1973
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2017
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2017
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 2018
Not banned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2003
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
71% Favor
0%
66% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
59% Favor
36% Oppose
45% Favor
45% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
67% Support
28% Oppose
54% Support
36% Oppose
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