Compare LGBT Rights in Indiana & South Dakota

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
63 / 100
Legal Index ?
68 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
58 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1977
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2006
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1980
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2024
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2020
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2003
Protected in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionVaries by Region
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionLegalMarried couples only
Since 2017
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 therapyNot banned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1977
Equal
Since 2003
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
65% Favor
0%
66% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Favor
45% Oppose
49% Favor
46% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
54% Support
37% Oppose
58% Support
35% Oppose
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