Compare LGBT Rights in Rhode Island

Equality Index ?
85 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
73% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
70% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
65% Favor
27% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
72% Support
18% Oppose
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, surgery not required
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2001
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqual
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