LGBT Rights in Minnesota, United States

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: ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
Conversion Therapy: ✔ Banned
Age of Consent: ✔ Equal

Public Opinion

Support for LGBT protections by US state

Ranked #1 out of 50 regions surveyed. (Source: PRRI, 2018)

Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing?"

Favor (70%)

Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people

Ranked #1 out of 50 regions surveyed. (Source: PRRI, 2018)

Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing a small business owner in your state to refuse to provide products or services to gay or lesbian people, if doing so violates their religious beliefs"

Oppose (56%)

Support of same-sex marriage by US state

Ranked #16 out of 51 regions surveyed. (Source: Pew Research, 2014)

Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"

(36%) Oppose

Favor (59%)

Support of homosexuality by US state

Ranked #23 out of 51 regions surveyed. (Source: Pew Research, 2014)

Question: "Which statement comes closer to your own views: homosexuality should be accepted by society OR homosexuality should be discouraged by society?"

(32%) Oppose

Support (64%)

History

Homosexual activity in Minnesota

Homosexual activity in Minnesota is legal.

Current status
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.

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Until May 1, 2001

Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)

In May 2001, Minnesota courts struck down the state's sodomy law which had been on the books since the 1800s. The law prohibiting oral and anal sex allowed for penalties of up to a year in jail and up to $3,000 in fines.

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Same-sex marriage in Minnesota

Same-sex marriage in Minnesota is legal.

Current status
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.

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Jun 2, 1977–Jul 31, 2013

Not legal

Minnesota laws are changed to explicitly outlaw same-sex marriage through adding the words "between one man and a woman".

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May 25, 2011–Nov 6, 2012

N/A

In May 2011, a question to amend the Minnesota Constitutional is placed on the November 2012 ballot by the state legislature. The amendment failed to pass in 2012, but marriage remained illegal in MN due to a state law.

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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.

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Minnesota

Censorship of LGBT Issues in Minnesota is no censorship.

Current status

No censorship

There are no laws censoring LGBT topics in Minnesota.

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Right to change legal gender in Minnesota

Right to change legal gender in Minnesota is legal, surgery not required.

Current status
Since Feb 2, 2018

Legal, surgery not required

No conditions required. Non binary options on drivers licenses pending.

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Minnesota

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Minnesota is recognized.

Current status
Since Oct 1, 2018

Recognized

Residents of Minnesota can change their gender marker to an X on their driver's license.

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LGBT discrimination in Minnesota

LGBT discrimination in Minnesota is illegal.

Current status
Since Apr 2, 1993

Illegal

Language specifically protects on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Exemptions exist for religiously affiliated/operated organizations.

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LGBT employment discrimination in Minnesota

LGBT employment discrimination in Minnesota is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Apr 2, 1993

Sexual orientation and gender identity

Language protects based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Religious exemptions apply.

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LGBT housing discrimination in Minnesota

LGBT housing discrimination in Minnesota is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
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)."

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Same-sex adoption in Minnesota

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.

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Serving openly in military in Minnesota

Serving openly in military in Minnesota is legal.

Current status
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.

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Blood donations by MSMs in Minnesota

Blood donations by MSMs in Minnesota is banned (3-month deferral).

Current status
Since Apr 2, 2020

Banned (3-month deferral)

Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.

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Dec 21, 2015–Apr 2, 2020

Banned (1-year deferral)

Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one year deferral guidance.

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1983–Dec 21, 2015

Banned (indefinite deferral)

Ban on blood donations from MSMs applies to any man who has had sex, even once, with another man on or after January 1, 1977.

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Conversion therapy in Minnesota

Conversion therapy in Minnesota is banned.

Current status
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.

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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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Equal age of consent in Minnesota

Equal age of consent in Minnesota is equal.

Current status

Equal

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Equality Index ?

80 / 100

Legal Rights

98 / 100

Public Opinion

62 / 100

#195

Interest Rank ?

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Homosexual activity in Minnesota

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Right to change legal gender in Minnesota

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Minnesota

LGBT discrimination in Minnesota

LGBT employment discrimination in Minnesota

LGBT housing discrimination in Minnesota

Same-sex adoption in Minnesota

Serving openly in military in Minnesota

Blood donations by MSMs in Minnesota

Conversion therapy in Minnesota

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