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

Equality Index ?
87 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
96 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
78 / 100
65 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot 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
Banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
Region not surveyed
71% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
64% Favor
26% Oppose
59% Favor
36% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
72% Support
23% Oppose
67% Support
28% Oppose
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