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.

In 2013, New Jersey legalized same-sex marriage.

requires public announcement of name change. Changes pending. Missing non binary options on drivers licenses.

Single and joint adoption are permitted per N.J. Stat. §9:3-43.

Second-parent adoption is permitted via case law in H.N.R, 666 A.2d 535 (N.J.Super, 1995)

People are protected from discrimination based upon both sexual orientation and gender identification.

This state explicitly bans housing discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identification.

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)."

State law provides for protections against employment discrimination in regards to both sexual orientation and gender identification.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.

it got equalized.

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.

Conversion therapy was banned by the state legislature and signed into law by the governor in August of 2013. It was contested in court and the ban was upheld by the courts.