Compare LGBT Rights in Texas

Equality Index ?
60 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
62 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2003
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
66% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
46% Favor
46% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
56% Support
36% Oppose
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