Compare LGBT Rights in Tennessee & North Carolina

Equality Index ?
56 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
52 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2024
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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