- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- Unknown
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Mississippi is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2003
Since Jun 26, 2003
Legal
Same-sex marriage in Mississippi is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2015
Since Jun 26, 2015
Legal
The US Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage is legal nationwide.
Not legal
The state passed a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Mississippi is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Right to change legal gender in Mississippi is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mississippi is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Mississippi is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections from discrimination exist based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.
Illegal in some contexts
Full City protections in Jackson, Mongolia, Clarksville. Starkville just had its first pride parade. Currently being faught by Mississippi Gov.
LGBT employment discrimination in Mississippi is no protections.
Current status
No protections
As of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment.
LGBT housing discrimination in Mississippi is no protections.
Current status
No protections
This state does not provide any legal protections from discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.
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)."
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.
Current status
Since Apr 1, 2016
Since Apr 1, 2016
Legal
Federal Judge ruled that the ban on same sex couple adopting was unconstitutional
Serving openly in military in Mississippi 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 Mississippi is banned (3-month deferral).
Current status
Since Apr 2, 2020
Since Apr 2, 2020
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 Mississippi is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options.
Equal age of consent in Mississippi is equal.
Current status
Equal
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