- 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
According to recent survey data, Massachusetts shows to be supportive of the LGBTQ+ community in comparison to other parts of the world.
History
Homosexual activity in Massachusetts is legal.
Since Jun 26, 2003
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Massachusetts is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Massachusetts is legal, surgery not required.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Massachusetts is recognized.
Since Nov 13, 2019
LGBT discrimination in Massachusetts is illegal.
LGBT employment discrimination in Massachusetts is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since 2012
LGBT housing discrimination in Massachusetts is sexual orientation and gender identity.
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 Massachusetts is legal.
Since 1993
Serving openly in military in Massachusetts is legal.
Since Sep 20, 2011
Blood donations by MSMs in Massachusetts is legal.
Since May 11, 2023
Conversion therapy in Massachusetts is banned.
Since Apr 8, 2019
Until Apr 8, 2019
Equal age of consent in Massachusetts is equal.