Compare LGBT Rights in Illinois & Wisconsin

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
82 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
70 / 100
69 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1962
Legal
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation only
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1979
Illegal
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
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2014
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 2025
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1983
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
69% Favor
0%
67% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
58% Favor
34% Oppose
58% Favor
37% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
64% Support
29% Oppose
66% Support
30% Oppose
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