- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- Unknown
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Housing Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Adoption
- Married couples only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Until Jan 1, 2018
Until Dec 16, 2014
Until Aug 20, 2018
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Homosexual activity in Florida is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2003
Since Jun 26, 2003
Legal
Legal due to the US Supreme ruling about homosexual activity.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Florida is unknown.
A new law will be going into effect soon.
Not yet in effect
Going into effect Jul 1, 2022
Going into effect Jul 1, 2022
State-enforced
Florida HB 1557 bans discussions of sexuality and gender identity in public schools. It also prohibits districts from withholding information from parents unless they believe it may result in abuse/neglect.
It also mandates parents to screen any health questionnaires before the school year begins.
Districts that violate this policy can be sued for statutory damages and court fees.
It also mandates parents to screen any health questionnaires before the school year begins.
Districts that violate this policy can be sued for statutory damages and court fees.
Current status
Unknown
Right to change legal gender in Florida is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Since Oct 19, 2004
Since Oct 19, 2004
Legal, but requires surgery
After Gender Reassignment Surgery and a legal name change, then you can apply for the gender to be changed on your birth certificate.
Until Oct 19, 2004
Illegal
illegal to officially change ones gender.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Florida is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Florida is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Since Jan 1, 1992
Illegal in some contexts
There is full discrimination protection in 24 cities and 11 counties in Florida. As well as sexual orientation protection under Florida hate crime law. state wide gender identity discrimination protection under section VII. Some cities and counties have offered some protection, but at the state level there is none.
Until Jan 1, 2018
Illegal
Illegal
LGBT employment discrimination in Florida is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Dec 16, 2014
Since Dec 16, 2014
Ambiguous
Full employment discrimination protections pending statewide. Under federal law VII and city discrimination protections. As well as sexual orientation discrimination protection under state law.
LGBT housing discrimination in Florida is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Dec 16, 2014
Since Dec 16, 2014
Ambiguous
Full state housing discrimination protections pending. City Housing discrimination protections only.
Until Dec 16, 2014
No protections
Florida does not provide any legal protections from discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.
However, 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)."
However, 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 Florida is married couples only.
Current status
Since Aug 20, 2018
Since Aug 20, 2018
Married couples only
Currently being implemented.
Until Aug 20, 2018
Single only
Florida §3.042 specifies any individual may adopt, but married couples may only adopt when engaged in a male/female marriage. Second-parent adoption is granted in some cases to same-sex parents, but it varies widely by judge and county. Second-parent adoption has only been ruled on in lower courts; no appellate court case law, nor state statute, dictates the legality of it.
Serving openly in military in Florida is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 20, 2011
Since Sep 20, 2011
Legal
Don't ask don't tell was officially repealed.
Blood donations by MSMs in Florida is banned (3-month deferral).
Current status
Since Apr 2, 2020
Since Apr 2, 2020
Banned (3-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one year deferral guidance.
Conversion therapy in Florida is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it.
Jul 30, 2015–-0001
Banned
Under the bill that provided lgbt protections for youth in foster care. Full state conversion therapy ban pending. In Certain cities it is outlawed. Illegal in foster care. Full Criminalization pending.
Until -0001
Ambiguous
Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options.
Equal age of consent in Florida is equal.
Current status
Since 2010
Since 2010
Equal
Legal age of consent is 18, but close in age exclusions apply.
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