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    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    Unknown
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    Married couples only
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data

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 (66%)

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 (54%)

Support of same-sex marriage by US state

Ranked #39 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?"

(45%) Oppose
Favor (45%)

Support of homosexuality by US state

Ranked #39 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?"

(36%) Oppose
Support (54%)

History

Homosexual activity in North Carolina

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Homosexual activity in North Carolina is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 26, 2003
Legal
Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)
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Same-sex marriage in North Carolina

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Same-sex marriage in North Carolina is legal.

Current status
Since Oct 10, 2014
Legal
Case determined denial of rights was unconstitutional.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
amendmentonelawsuit.com/wp-…
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May 8, 2012–Oct 10, 2014
Not legal
Constitutional ban under Amendment One ballot initiative in 2011 and 2012.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in North Carolina

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in North Carolina is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Right to change legal gender in North Carolina

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Right to change legal gender in North Carolina is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
Requires surgery to change documents. As well missing non binary options on documents.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/i…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in North Carolina

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in North Carolina is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Not currently recognized.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
usbirthcertificates.com/art…
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LGBT discrimination in North Carolina

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LGBT discrimination in North Carolina is no protections.

Current status
No protections
As of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrc-assets.s3-website-us-ea…
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Oct 14, 2017–Sep 9, 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Only in state discrimination. Employment discrimination protections pending
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/p…
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LGBT employment discrimination in North Carolina

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LGBT employment discrimination in North Carolina is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Legal on a State level. Outlawed in many highly populated municipalities. Ex: Boone, Raleigh, et cetera.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
NC Anti-Discrimination Statute which lacks any reference to sexual orientation - ncleg.net/EnactedLegislatio…

Raleigh City Ordinance - General Code of Ordinances, Division II, Part 4, Chapter 1, Article A, Section 1000-4 - library.municode.com/showDo…

Town of Boone, Personnel Policy - Article IV, Section 2 - townofboone.net/departments…
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Oct 14, 2017–Sep 9, 2018
Ambiguous
State Discrimination protection only. As well as sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination protection in public employment only.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/p…
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LGBT housing discrimination in North Carolina

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LGBT housing discrimination in North Carolina is no protections.

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)."
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrc-assets.s3-website-us-ea…
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Same-sex adoption in North Carolina

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Same-sex adoption in North Carolina is married couples only.

Current status
Married couples only
Applies to all unmarried couples. Second-parent adoptions are also not available.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
scholar.google.com/scholar_…
www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/north-carolina
N.C. Gen. Stat. 48-1-103, 48-2-301
Boseman v. Jarrell, 704 S.E.2d 494 (N.C.2010)
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Jan 1, 1986–Sep 2, 2018
Legal
Under federal law since 2015.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/p…
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Serving openly in military in North Carolina

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Serving openly in military in North Carolina 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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
army.mil/dadt/
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Blood donations by MSMs in North Carolina

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Blood donations by MSMs in North Carolina 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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
fda.gov/regulatory-informat…
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Dec 21, 2015–Apr 2, 2020
Banned (1-year deferral)
FDA issued a new directive allowing for blood donation after a 1 year deferral.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
globalnews.ca/news/2413612/…
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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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biol…
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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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVacci…
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Conversion therapy in North Carolina

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Conversion therapy in North Carolina is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion Therapy is technically legal in north carolina.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
equalitync.org/conversion_t…
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Sep 6, 2016–Sep 7, 2018
Not banned
Not criminalized in this state.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/c…
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Equal age of consent in North Carolina

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Equal age of consent in North Carolina is equal.

Current status
Equal
State General Statute GS14-27.7 defines age of consent in North Carolina as 16 for vaginal intercourse but makes no mention of anal or oral intercourse, however it best categorized as equal as there is no law against it.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLeg…
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