Compare LGBT Rights in Texas

Equality Index ?
60 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
66% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
54% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
46% Favor
46% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
56% Support
36% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
33% Support
67% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
24% Support
76% Oppose
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