Compare LGBT Rights in Illinois & Michigan

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
70 / 100
66 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1962
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Recognized
Since 2021
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1979
Illegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2018
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 2015
Banned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2003
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
69% Favor
0%
70% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
58% Favor
34% Oppose
53% Favor
39% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
64% Support
29% Oppose
62% Support
30% Oppose
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