Compare LGBT Rights in Maryland & Oklahoma

Equality Index ?
84 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
67 / 100
56 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1999
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Since 2022
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownUnknown
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
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
71% Favor
26% Oppose
54% Favor
44% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
75% Favor
25% Oppose
64% Favor
35% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
68% Favor
29% Oppose
66% Favor
29% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
70% Favor
0%
62% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
59% Oppose
0%
48% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
66% Favor
25% Oppose
53% Favor
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
59% Favor
32% Oppose
52% Favor
40% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
54% Favor
36% Oppose
44% Favor
48% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
56% Favor
37% Oppose
47% Favor
48% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
60% Favor
33% Oppose
44% Favor
49% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
66% Support
27% Oppose
53% Support
40% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
48% Support
52% Oppose
34% Support
66% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
33% Support
67% Oppose
18% Support
82% Oppose
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