Compare LGBT Rights in Mississippi & Alabama

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
45 / 100
48 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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