Compare LGBT Rights in Iowa & Kansas

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
79 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
60 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1978
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2025
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careAmbiguous
Since 2025
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation onlyUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2025
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2025
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
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 therapyVaries by Region
Since 2020
Varies by Region
Since 2020
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
68% Favor
0%
70% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
51% Favor
41% Oppose
51% Favor
42% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
58% Support
36% Oppose
57% Support
33% Oppose
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