Compare LGBT Rights in Maryland & Washington, D.C.

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
87 / 100
Legal Index ?
94 / 100
96 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
78 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1999
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
Since 2017
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
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 therapyBanned
Since 2018
Banned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
Unknown
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
70% Favor
0%
Region not surveyed
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
60% Favor
33% Oppose
64% Favor
26% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
66% Support
27% Oppose
72% Support
23% Oppose
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