Compare LGBT Rights in Iowa & North Dakota

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
59 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1978
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
75% Favor
20% Oppose
66% Favor
34% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
72% Favor
23% Oppose
69% Favor
30% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
62% Favor
30% Oppose
55% Favor
45% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
68% Favor
0%
72% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
57% Oppose
0%
51% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
59% Favor
33% Oppose
53% Favor
35% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
59% Favor
31% Oppose
46% Favor
46% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
56% Favor
35% Oppose
43% Favor
44% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
57% Favor
37% Oppose
50% Favor
39% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
51% Favor
41% Oppose
48% Favor
46% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
58% Support
36% Oppose
57% Support
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
45% Support
55% Oppose
40% Support
60% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
29% Support
71% Oppose
23% Support
77% Oppose
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