- 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 surveys in New Mexico have revealed a mixed response towards LGBTQ+ rights and issues.
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History
Homosexual activity in New Mexico is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 20, 1975
Since Jun 20, 1975
Legal
Same-sex marriage in New Mexico is legal.
Current status
Since Dec 19, 2013
Since Dec 19, 2013
Legal
State's highest court rules gay marriage ban unconstitutional
Censorship of LGBT Issues in New Mexico is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
No law currently censors LGBT topics in New Mexico.
Right to change legal gender in New Mexico is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Jun 15, 2019
Since Jun 15, 2019
Legal, surgery not required
New Mexican born residents can request to change their legal gender marker. Surgery is not required.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in New Mexico is recognized.
Current status
Since Oct 29, 2019
Since Oct 29, 2019
Recognized
New Mexico allows gender neutral gender options
LGBT discrimination in New Mexico is illegal.
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2003
Since Jul 1, 2003
Illegal
People are protected from discrimination based upon both sexual orientation and gender identification.
LGBT employment discrimination in New Mexico is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2003
Since Jul 1, 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
State law provides for protections against employment discrimination in regards to both sexual orientation and gender identification.
LGBT housing discrimination in New Mexico is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2003
Since Jul 1, 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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)."
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 Mexico is legal.
Current status
Legal
Any individual approved suitable by the court is allowed to adopt.
Serving openly in military in New Mexico 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 Mexico 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.
Conversion therapy in New Mexico is banned.
Current status
Since Apr 6, 2017
Since Apr 6, 2017
Banned
Ban Passed by Senate Committee of New Mexico.
Until Apr 6, 2017
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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