Compare LGBT Rights in Tennessee

Equality Index ?
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
52 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
52% Favor
44% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
54% Favor
42% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
65% Favor
28% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
64% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
47% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
46% Favor
45% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
46% Favor
43% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
37% Favor
56% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
39% Favor
55% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
35% Favor
58% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
41% Support
53% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
32% Support
68% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
18% Support
82% Oppose
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