Compare LGBT Rights in Ohio & Iowa

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
66 / 100
66 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
65 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2025
No censorship
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2021
Illegal
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2025
Restricted
Since 2025
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 in some contexts
Since 2025
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionSexual orientation only
Since 2025
Same-sex adoptionMarried couples only
Since 2015
Married couples only
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 2015
Varies by Region
Since 2020
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
68% Favor
0%
68% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
50% Favor
42% Oppose
51% Favor
41% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
60% Support
32% Oppose
58% Support
36% Oppose
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