Compare LGBT Rights in Tennessee & Washington, D.C.

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
78 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2017
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
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 bannedBanned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
64% Favor
0%
Region not surveyed
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
35% Favor
58% Oppose
64% Favor
26% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
41% Support
53% Oppose
72% Support
23% Oppose
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