- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Recent surveys in Connecticut indicate a moderate level of acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights in specific areas.
OPPOSE
SUPPORT
History
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Connecticut is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
There are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Connecticut.
Right to change legal gender in Connecticut is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Connecticut is recognized.
Current status
Since Jan 27, 2020
Since Jan 27, 2020
Recognized
Connecticut residents can select an X for their gender marker on IDs and driver's licenses.
LGBT discrimination in Connecticut is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
People are protected from discrimination based upon both sexual orientation and gender identification.
LGBT employment discrimination in Connecticut is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since 2011
Since 2011
Sexual orientation and gender identity
State law provides for protections against employment discrimination in regards to both sexual orientation and gender identification.
LGBT housing discrimination in Connecticut is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
This state explicitly bans housing discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identification.
Additionally, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
Additionally, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
Same-sex adoption in Connecticut is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 1, 2000
Since Jun 1, 2000
Legal
Any person or couple may adopt a child regardless of orientation pursuant Connecticut Public Act Number 00-228.
Serving openly in military in Connecticut is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 20, 2011
Since Sep 20, 2011
Legal
Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
Blood donations by MSMs in Connecticut is legal.
Current status
Since May 11, 2023
Since May 11, 2023
Legal
The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM). Prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation.
Banned (3-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the non-binding FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one year deferral guidance.
Conversion therapy in Connecticut is banned.
Current status
Since Nov 3, 2016
Since Nov 3, 2016
Banned
Connecticut has conversion therapy fully banned since a 2016 court decision.
Until Nov 3, 2016
Not banned
Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it.
Equal age of consent in Connecticut is equal.
Current status
Equal
age of sixteen.
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