- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- 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
Surveys in Mississippi have shown mixed views towards LGBTQ+ rights and issues.
History
Homosexual activity in Mississippi is legal.
Since Jun 26, 2003
Same-sex marriage in Mississippi is legal.
Since Jun 26, 2015
Right to change legal gender in Mississippi is legal, surgery not required.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mississippi is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Mississippi is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Mississippi is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Jun 15, 2020
LGBT housing discrimination in Mississippi is no protections.
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 Mississippi is legal.
Since Mar 31, 2016
Serving openly in military in Mississippi is legal.
Since Sep 20, 2011
Blood donations by MSMs in Mississippi is legal.
Since May 11, 2023
Conversion therapy in Mississippi is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Mississippi is equal.