Compare LGBT Rights in Ohio & Wisconsin

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
66 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
69 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2025
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2021
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2025
Legal
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
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
Same-sex adoptionMarried couples only
Since 2015
Married couples only
Since 2014
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
Banned
Since 2025
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
68% Favor
0%
67% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
50% Favor
42% Oppose
58% Favor
37% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
60% Support
32% Oppose
66% Support
30% Oppose
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