Compare LGBT Rights in South Carolina & Alabama

Equality Index ?
58 / 100
56 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
49 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2005
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1992
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2024
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsProtected in some contexts
Since 2009
Protected in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionVaries by Region
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionMarried couples only
Since 2017
Married couples only
Since 2017
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 therapyNot banned
Since 2025
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
58% Favor
0%
59% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
40% Favor
54% Oppose
33% Favor
57% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
51% Support
42% Oppose
41% Support
52% Oppose
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