Compare LGBT Rights in Missouri & Kansas

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
76 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
60 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1984
Illegal
Since 2026
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2023
Restricted
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Sexual orientation only
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2019
No protections
Since 2026
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionSexual orientation only
Since 2026
Same-sex adoptionMarried couples onlyMarried couples only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
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 therapyVaries by Region
Since 2019
Varies by Region
Since 2020
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2003
Equal
Since 2003
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
64% Favor
0%
70% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
48% Favor
45% Oppose
51% Favor
42% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
57% Support
36% Oppose
57% Support
33% Oppose
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