Compare LGBT Rights in North Dakota & South Dakota

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
56 / 100
Legal Index ?
72 / 100
53 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
58 / 100
58 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2026
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2023
Restricted
Since 2023
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 discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2026
No protections
Since 2026
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionMarried couples only
Since 2015
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
Bathroom accessRestricted
Since 2023
Restricted
Since 2025
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
Equal
Since 1977
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
72% Favor
0%
66% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
48% Favor
46% Oppose
49% Favor
46% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
57% Support
36% Oppose
58% Support
35% Oppose
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