Compare LGBT Rights in Florida

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 1977
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by Region
Since 1977
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2020
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
68% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
53% Favor
38% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
64% Support
28% Oppose
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