Compare LGBT Rights in North Carolina & South Carolina

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
51 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Since 2005
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
Protected in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionVaries by Region
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionMarried couples only
Since 2017
Married couples only
Since 2017
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 2025
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
66% Favor
0%
58% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Favor
45% Oppose
40% Favor
54% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
54% Support
36% Oppose
51% Support
42% Oppose
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