- 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
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Recent studies in New Hampshire indicate significant support for LGBTQ+ rights among the population.
OPPOSE
SUPPORT
History
Homosexual activity in New Hampshire is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2003
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.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in New Hampshire is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
There are no laws censoring LGBT topics in New Hampshire.
Right to change legal gender in New Hampshire is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Jan 9, 2018
Since Jan 9, 2018
Legal, surgery not required
Under Movement advancement project. Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in New Hampshire is recognized.
Current status
Recognized
Recognized
LGBT employment discrimination in New Hampshire is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jul 8, 2018
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.
LGBT housing discrimination in New Hampshire is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jul 8, 2018
Since Jul 8, 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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)."
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)."
Same-sex adoption in New Hampshire is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2017
Since Jun 26, 2017
Legal
New Hamsphire allows single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples.
Until Jun 26, 2017
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.
Second-parent adoptions, however, are not permitted.
Serving openly in military in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire is legal.
Current status
Since May 11, 2023
Since May 11, 2023
Legal
The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM). Prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation.
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.
Equal age of consent in New Hampshire is equal.
Current status
Equal
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- #1 Vermont86
- #2 Massachusetts86
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#3 New Hampshire86
- #4 Rhode Island85
- #5 Connecticut85
- #6 Washington, D.C.84
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