Compare LGBT Rights in North Carolina & Florida

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
64 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2025
Restricted
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsProtected in some contexts
Since 2009
Sexual orientation only
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionIllegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionMarried couples only
Since 2017
Married 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 therapyNot banned
Since 2019
Not banned
Since 2020
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
66% Favor
0%
68% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Favor
45% Oppose
53% Favor
38% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
54% Support
36% Oppose
64% Support
28% Oppose
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