- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Santa Cruz is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1877
Since Jan 1, 1877
Legal
Same-sex marriage in Santa Cruz is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2010
Since Jan 1, 2010
Legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Santa Cruz is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Santa Cruz, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Santa Cruz is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2012
Since Jan 1, 2012
Legal, surgery not required
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Santa Cruz is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Santa Cruz is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
protection for sexual orientation.
LGBT employment discrimination in Santa Cruz is sexual orientation only.
Current status
Sexual orientation only
LGBT housing discrimination in Santa Cruz is sexual orientation only.
Current status
Sexual orientation only
Same-sex adoption in Santa Cruz is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2010
Since Jan 1, 2010
Legal
Serving openly in military in Santa Cruz is legal.
Current status
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Santa Cruz is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Santa Cruz is banned.
Current status
Banned
Federally.
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