Compare LGBT Rights in Rhode Island & New York

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
72 / 100
66 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1980
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognizedRecognized
Since 2021
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2001
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
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 therapyBanned
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2003
Equal
Since 1980
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
73% Favor
0%
73% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
70% Oppose
0%
61% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
65% Favor
27% Oppose
62% Favor
30% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
72% Support
18% Oppose
70% Support
23% Oppose
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