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

Equality Index ?
86 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
78 / 100
49 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1992
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2025
Restricted
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identityProtected in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
No protections
Since 2026
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
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 therapyBanned
Since 2014
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1993
Equal
Since 2003
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
Region not surveyed
59% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
64% Favor
26% Oppose
33% Favor
57% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
72% Support
23% Oppose
41% Support
52% Oppose
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