Compare LGBT Rights in Georgia & Tennessee

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
56 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
58 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
65% Favor
0%
64% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
56% Oppose
0%
47% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Favor
48% Oppose
35% Favor
58% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
55% Support
38% Oppose
41% Support
53% Oppose
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesUnknownState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
No protections
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Banned (3-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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