- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- Ambiguous
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Surveys in North Carolina have shown mixed views towards LGBTQ+ rights and issues.
OPPOSE
SUPPORT
History
Censorship of LGBT Issues in North Carolina is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Jun 2, 2022
Since Jun 2, 2022
Ambiguous
NC passed House Bill 755 restricting mention of LGBT-related topics in public schools. Also teachers are required to tell students' parents if they are gay. However, the bill was stalled because of a potential veto from Gov. Roy Cooper.
Right to change legal gender in North Carolina is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Jun 23, 2022
Since Jun 23, 2022
Legal, surgery not required
On June 23 2022, a judgement passed to allow trans individuals to modify their gender marker without proof of surgery.
Non-binary options absent.
Non-binary options absent.
Until Jun 23, 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Requires surgery to change documents. As well missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in North Carolina is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not currently recognized.
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.
LGBT employment discrimination in North Carolina is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jun 15, 2020
Since Jun 15, 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Protected federally under a Supreme Court ruling.
Ambiguous
State Discrimination protection only. As well as sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination protection in public employment only.
Until Oct 14, 2017
No protections
Legal on a State level. Outlawed in many highly populated municipalities. Ex: Boone, Raleigh, et cetera.
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)."
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)."
Same-sex adoption in North Carolina is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2017
Since Jun 26, 2017
Legal
Under federal law since 2015.
Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples are legal.
Two unmarried individuals cannot adopt jointly. North Carolina does not explicitly protect LGBT individuals from discrimination.
Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples are legal.
Two unmarried individuals cannot adopt jointly. North Carolina does not explicitly protect LGBT individuals from discrimination.
Until Jun 26, 2017
Married couples only
Applies to all unmarried couples. Second-parent adoptions are also not available.
Serving openly in military in North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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)
FDA issued a new directive allowing for blood donation after a 1 year deferral.
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one year deferral guidance.
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.
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