LGBT Rights in New Hampshire, 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: ✖ Single only
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 (81%)

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 (63%)

Support of same-sex marriage by US state

Ranked #4 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?"

(27%) Oppose

Favor (68%)

Support of homosexuality by US state

Ranked #5 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?"

(21%) Oppose

Support (71%)

History

Homosexual activity in New Hampshire

Homosexual activity in New Hampshire 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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Same-sex marriage in New Hampshire

Same-sex marriage in New Hampshire is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2010

Legal

In 2010, New Hampshire was the fifth state to legalize gay marriage. The bill was signed into law on June 3, 2009.

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in New Hampshire

Censorship of LGBT Issues in New Hampshire is no censorship.

Current status

No censorship

There are no laws censoring LGBT topics in New Hampshire.

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Right to change legal gender in New Hampshire

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

Current status
Since Jan 9, 2018

Legal, surgery not required

Under Movement advancement project. Missing non binary options on documents.

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in New Hampshire

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in New Hampshire is recognized.

Current status

Recognized

Recognized

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LGBT discrimination in New Hampshire

LGBT discrimination in New Hampshire is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 8, 2018

Illegal

On June 8, 2018 Governor Chris Sununu signed into law House Bill 1319, AN ACT prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity, which banned discrimination in employment, public accommodations and housing based on gender identity. The law went into effect on July 8, 2018.

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Until Jul 8, 2018

Illegal in some contexts

Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal, but gender identification is not included in these protections.

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LGBT employment discrimination in New Hampshire

LGBT employment discrimination in New Hampshire is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jul 8, 2018

Sexual orientation and gender identity

Under a new bill that updated the housing, employment and public accommodation law to include sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

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1998–Jul 8, 2018

Sexual orientation only

State law provides protections from discrimination based on sexual orientation only. Additionally, public state employees are granted some benefits solely based upon marriage, same-sex partners are eligible to receive these benefits.

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LGBT housing discrimination in New Hampshire

LGBT housing discrimination in New Hampshire is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jul 8, 2018

Sexual orientation and gender identity

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1998–Jul 8, 2018

Sexual orientation only

This state explicitly bans housing discrimination based upon sexual orientation only.

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 New Hampshire

Same-sex adoption in New Hampshire is single only.

Current status

Single only

Unmarried adults may individually adopt, and married adults may petition jointly per N.H. Rev. Stat. 170-B:4.

Second-parent adoptions, however, are not permitted.

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Jul 31, 2017–Jul 20, 2018

Single only

State wide adoption pending.

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Serving openly in military in New Hampshire

Serving openly in military in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire

Blood donations by MSMs in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire

Conversion therapy in New Hampshire is banned.

Current status
Since Jan 4, 2019

Banned

Banned after 2018, court ruling, however, as of 2022 there is a pending bill to overturn that law.

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Until Jul 16, 2018

Not banned

Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it.

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Equal age of consent in New Hampshire

Equal age of consent in New Hampshire is equal.

Current status

Equal

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LGBT Rights in New Hampshire State

Public Opinion

Support for LGBT protections by US state

Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people

Support of same-sex marriage by US state

Support of homosexuality by US state

History

Homosexual activity in New Hampshire

Same-sex marriage in New Hampshire

Censorship of LGBT Issues in New Hampshire

Right to change legal gender in New Hampshire

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in New Hampshire

LGBT discrimination in New Hampshire

LGBT employment discrimination in New Hampshire

LGBT housing discrimination in New Hampshire

Same-sex adoption in New Hampshire

Serving openly in military in New Hampshire

Blood donations by MSMs in New Hampshire

Conversion therapy in New Hampshire

Equal age of consent in New Hampshire

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