Compare LGBT Rights in Texas & West Virginia

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
55 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
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
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
62% Favor
36% Oppose
62% Favor
38% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
62% Favor
35% Oppose
56% Favor
44% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
68% Favor
24% Oppose
67% Favor
27% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
66% Favor
0%
63% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
54% Oppose
0%
52% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
55% Favor
34% Oppose
48% Favor
45% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
50% Favor
39% Oppose
37% Favor
55% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
46% Favor
45% Oppose
45% Favor
50% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
48% Favor
43% Oppose
37% Favor
55% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
46% Favor
46% Oppose
39% Favor
51% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
56% Support
36% Oppose
45% Support
47% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
33% Support
67% Oppose
32% Support
68% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
24% Support
76% Oppose
21% Support
79% Oppose
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