- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Recent surveys in Florida indicate a moderate level of acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights in specific areas.
History
Homosexual activity in Florida is legal.
Since Jun 26, 2003
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Florida is state-enforced.
Since Jul 1, 2022
Right to change legal gender in Florida is legal, but requires medical diagnosis.
Since Oct 19, 2004
As of 2023 it is much harder to get gender affirming care as a minor and a adult, Nurse Practitioners are banned from giving HRT in all forms. The Don't Say Gay bill was expanded to include a ban of HRT to Minors and Adults. The only other way to get it is through a doctor.
Additionally, before beginning hormone therapy, adults are required to have a psychological evaluation performed by a Florida-licensed psychologist or psychiatrist and then every two years thereafter. At the end of June, the Florida Board of Medicine adopted an emergency rule giving patients already on treatment six months to adapt to the new requirements.
Until Oct 19, 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Florida is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Florida is illegal in some contexts.
Since 2009
LGBT employment discrimination in Florida is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Jun 15, 2020
LGBT housing discrimination in Florida is no protections.
Since Dec 16, 2014
Until Dec 16, 2014
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 legal.
Since Aug 20, 2018
Until Aug 20, 2018
Serving openly in military in Florida is legal.
Since Sep 20, 2011
Blood donations by MSMs in Florida is legal.
Since May 11, 2023
Conversion therapy in Florida is not banned.
Since Nov 20, 2020
Equal age of consent in Florida is equal.
Since 2010