- Homosexuality⚢✔ Legal
- Marriage⚭✔ Legal
- Changing Gender✖ Illegal
- Adoption✔ Legal
- Discrimination✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination✖ No protections
- Military✔ Legal
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Donating Blood✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion TherapyAmbiguous
History
Current status
(since Nov 19, 2014)
(since Nov 19, 2014)
Legal
A supreme court judge struck down the same-sex marriage ban, allow same sex couples to marry
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Missing non binary options on drivers licenses.
Current status
Illegal
as far as I know
Current status
Illegal
as far as I know
Current status
Illegal
as far as I know
Current status
Legal
Single-parent and married petitioning jointly are allowed in adoptions per Montana Code 42-1-106. Second-parent adoption is allowed per Montana Code 42-4-302(c)(2).
Illegal in some contexts
Discrimination protection for state employees. as well complete city protections in 4 cities. As well in 1 county. Federal sex discrimination protection under section VII. Sexual orientation and gender identity under federal hate crime law.
Current status
No protections
No protections from discrimination exist based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.
Current status
No protections
No protections from discrimination exist based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.
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)."
Ambiguous
Only for state employment. 4 city full discrimination protections. as well as sex discrimination which includes gender identity under section VII. Full discrimination protection pending for all employment statewide.
Current status
No protections
As of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment. However, state employees are provided with domestic partner benefits. Additionally, state employees are protected from discrimination based upon sexual orientation only.
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.
Ambiguous
not criminalized in this state. however condemned by the AMA association.
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.
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