- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- Varies by Region
- Changing Gender
- Varies by Region
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Varies by Region
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- Varies by Region
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Varies by Region
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Public opinion in United States appears to be somewhat divided on LGBTQ+ issues, as evidenced by recent studies.
Percentage of Americans Who Consider Homosexuality "Not Wrong At All"
Question: "Is it wrong for same-sex adults to have sexual relations?"
United States Surveys
Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Most Americans Know LGB People
Support for same-sex marriage
Acceptance of LGBTQ Rights Among Non-LGBTQ People
Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Acceptance of LGBTQ Rights Among Non-LGBTQ People
Acceptance of LGBTQ Rights Among Non-LGBTQ People
Perception of LGBTQ+ People
Survey results from 13 LGBTQ+ Equaldex users who lived in or visited United States.
Overall
Safety**Survey results represent personal perceptions of safety and may not be indicative of current actual conditions.
Equal Treatment
Visibility & Representation
Culture
Services
History
Homosexual activity in United States is legal.
Same-sex marriage in United States is legal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in United States is varies by region.
Generally, LGBT Topics are considered under the Free Speech Clause. Due to the nature of the current laws, and state decisions such as in Florida; "Varies by region" is the best indicator to use.
Right to change legal gender in United States is varies by region.
It is important to note that surgery is not universally required to change legal sex under federal law or in some states. However, a health professional's certification may be necessary. It is essential to consult the specific laws and guidelines of your state for accurate information on the legal requirements for changing gender markers and identity documents.
There is no federal law on right to change gender, varies by region
Gender-Affirming Care in United States is varies by region.
LGBT discrimination in United States is illegal in some contexts.
LGBT employment discrimination in United States is sexual orientation and gender identity.
As of June 15, 2020, all persons working for employers that employ more than 15 people are protected from discrimination based solely on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity via the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County.
Furthermore, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled on April 20, 2012 that an employer who discriminates against an employee or applicant on the basis of the person’s gender identity is violating the prohibition on sex discrimination contained in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
LGBT housing discrimination in United States is varies by region.
Same-sex adoption in United States is legal.
States can however require couples to be legally married before adopting.
Serving openly in military in United States is legal.
Intersex infant surgery in United States is not banned.
Blood donations by MSMs in United States is legal.
Conversion therapy in United States is varies by region.
Equal age of consent in United States is equal.
LGBT Rights by State
View the LGBT laws in each individual state of United States.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- American Samoa (Outlying Area)
- Guam (Outlying Area)
- Northern Mariana Islands (Outlying Area)
- Puerto Rico (Outlying Area)
- United States Minor Outlying Islands (Outlying Area)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (Outlying Area)
- Washington, D.C. (Federal District)