Compare LGBT Rights in West Virginia & Washington, D.C.

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
87 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
96 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
55 / 100
78 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2020
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2025
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2024
Recognized
Since 2017
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
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 therapyVaries by Region
Since 2021
Banned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Unknown
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
63% Favor
0%
Region not surveyed
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
39% Favor
51% Oppose
64% Favor
26% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Support
47% Oppose
72% Support
23% Oppose
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