Compare LGBT Rights in Illinois & Iowa

Equality Index ?
81 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
59 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1962
Legal
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2020
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
69% Favor
0%
68% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
57% Oppose
0%
57% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
58% Favor
34% Oppose
51% Favor
41% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
64% Support
29% Oppose
58% Support
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
47% Support
53% Oppose
45% Support
55% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
32% Support
68% Oppose
29% Support
71% Oppose
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