Compare LGBT Rights in Wisconsin

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
82 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
69 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Gender-affirming careLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
LGBT discriminationIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2025
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1983
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
67% Favor
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
58% Favor
37% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
66% Support
30% Oppose
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