Compare LGBT Rights in Massachusetts & New Hampshire

Equality Index ?
89 / 100
88 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
78 / 100
76 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 1993
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 same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
83% Favor
12% Oppose
82% Favor
17% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
85% Favor
14% Oppose
76% Favor
23% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
77% Favor
19% Oppose
82% Favor
18% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
75% Favor
0%
81% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
65% Oppose
0%
63% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
80% Favor
13% Oppose
73% Favor
22% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
74% Favor
19% Oppose
70% Favor
19% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
76% Favor
18% Oppose
73% Favor
19% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
73% Favor
21% Oppose
75% Favor
19% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
72% Favor
20% Oppose
68% Favor
27% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
82% Support
12% Oppose
71% Support
21% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
57% Support
43% Oppose
47% Support
53% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
45% Support
55% Oppose
38% Support
62% Oppose
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