Compare LGBT Rights in Washington & Oregon

Equality Index ?
84 / 100
83 / 100
Legal Index ?
94 / 100
94 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
75 / 100
71 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Recognized
Since 2017
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2014
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 2018
Banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1979
Equal
Since 1972
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
75% Favor
0%
72% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
57% Oppose
0%
54% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
61% Favor
31% Oppose
58% Favor
35% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
69% Support
27% Oppose
66% Support
25% Oppose
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