Compare LGBT Rights in Virginia & West Virginia

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
68% Favor
0%
63% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
57% Oppose
0%
52% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
50% Favor
43% Oppose
39% Favor
51% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
61% Support
34% Oppose
45% Support
47% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
43% Support
57% Oppose
32% Support
68% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
27% Support
73% Oppose
21% Support
79% Oppose
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2020
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
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 2015
Legal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2020
Not banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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