- 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 Minnesota indicate a moderate level of acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights in specific areas.
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History
Homosexual activity in Minnesota is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2003
Since Jun 26, 2003
Legal
US Supreme Court ruling issued in Lawrence v. Texas struck down all sodomy laws on the basis of privacy and liberty. The decision overturned any laws remaining in all US states which prohibited acts of sodomy.
Same-sex marriage in Minnesota is legal.
Current status
Since Aug 1, 2013
Since Aug 1, 2013
Legal
Governor Mark Dayton signed a bill into law overturning a previous law which banned marriage between anyone other than one man and one woman.
Not legal
Minnesota laws are changed to explicitly outlaw same-sex marriage through adding the words "between one man and a woman".
Until Oct 15, 1971
Unrecognized
After two men attempted to obtain a marriage license, a court issued a ruling declaring that, though the wording of the law was not explicit in excluding same-sex couples from marriage, it was the intent of the law.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Minnesota is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
There are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Minnesota.
Right to change legal gender in Minnesota is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Feb 2, 2018
Since Feb 2, 2018
Legal, surgery not required
No conditions required. Non binary options on drivers licenses pending.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Minnesota is recognized.
Current status
Since Oct 1, 2018
Since Oct 1, 2018
Recognized
Residents of Minnesota can change their gender marker to an X on their driver's license.
LGBT discrimination in Minnesota is illegal.
Current status
Since Apr 2, 1993
Since Apr 2, 1993
Illegal
Language specifically protects on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Exemptions exist for religiously affiliated/operated organizations.
LGBT employment discrimination in Minnesota is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Apr 2, 1993
Since Apr 2, 1993
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Language protects based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Religious exemptions apply.
LGBT housing discrimination in Minnesota is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Apr 2, 1993
Since Apr 2, 1993
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal. Religious exemptions apply.
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 Minnesota is legal.
Current status
Legal
Joint adoption is not explicitly prohibited, though no formal law states it is legal, and no state court has ruled on the issue. Second parent adoption by a same-sex partner is not explicitly prohibited by state law, and several lower courts in Hennepin and Atkins counties have allowed second parent adoptions to take place.
Serving openly in military in Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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 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 Minnesota is banned.
Current status
Since Jul 15, 2021
Since Jul 15, 2021
Banned
On July 15, The governor of Minnesota signed an executive order restricting conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth in the state.
Until Jul 15, 2021
Ambiguous
Conversion Therapy is currently legal in Minnesota, and has reportedly been carried out at various clinics throughout the state -- perhaps most notably at the clinic of Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann's husband, Marcus Bachmann. No law currently bans it, though a meager attempt to introduce a ban has taken place. The proposed ban would only impact minors (Those under the age of 18). Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options.
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