Compare LGBT Rights in Maine & New Hampshire

Equality Index ?
82 / 100
85 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
70 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2020
Recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2005
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
69% Favor
0%
81% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
62% Oppose
0%
63% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
65% Favor
30% Oppose
68% Favor
27% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
69% Support
24% Oppose
71% Support
21% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
53% Support
47% Oppose
47% Support
53% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
38% Support
62% Oppose
38% Support
62% Oppose
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