Compare LGBT Rights in Maryland & North Carolina

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1999
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Banned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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