Compare LGBT Rights in Vermont

Equality Index ?
84 / 100
Legal Index ?
94 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
74 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2022
Hate crime protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 1993
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2003
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
77% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
64% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
76% Favor
19% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
79% Support
16% Oppose
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