Compare LGBT Rights in South Dakota

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
58 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
63% Favor
37% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
61% Favor
40% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
66% Favor
29% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
66% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
53% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
52% Favor
37% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
50% Favor
39% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
39% Favor
57% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
44% Favor
48% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
49% Favor
46% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
58% Support
35% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
45% Support
55% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
24% Support
76% Oppose
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