Compare LGBT Rights in Ohio

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
66 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2025
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsProtected in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionMarried couples only
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2015
Equal age of consentEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
68% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
50% Favor
42% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
60% Support
32% Oppose
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