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LGBT Rights in North Dakota State

    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    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

Recent surveys in North Dakota have revealed a mixed response towards LGBTQ+ rights and issues.

History

Homosexual activity in North Dakota

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Homosexual activity in North Dakota is legal.

Current status
Since 1973
Legal
Sources:
North Dakota S.L. [Laws of North Dakota] 1973, ch. 117
glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensib…
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Until 1973
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
North Dakota enacted a sterilization law for people who were "sexual deviants, perverts". Such law required no previous action, but right to sterilize based upon status alone. The law was repealed in 1965, S.L 1973 ch. 117.
Sources:
Laws of Dakota 1862, page 165, ch. IX, §47, enacted Apr. 28, 1862
Laws of North Dakota 1903, page 285, ch. 206, enacted Mar. 13, 1903
Laws of North Dakota 1973, ch. 117
glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensib…
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Same-sex marriage in North Dakota

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Same-sex marriage in North Dakota is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 26, 2015
Legal
The US Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage is legal nationwide.
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Until Jun 26, 2015
Unrecognized
"A spouse refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife."
Sources:
North Dakota Century Code 14-03-01: What constitutes marriage - Spouse defined.
legis.nd.gov/cencode/t14c03…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in North Dakota

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in North Dakota is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
There are no laws censoring LGBT topics in North Dakota.
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Right to change legal gender in North Dakota

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

Current status
Since 2006
Legal, but requires surgery
To change their gender marker, trans people in North Dakota have to have their sex changed with "anatomically correct genitalia for the identified sex as certified by a medical provider".
Sources:
North Dakota Century Code, 23-02.1-25
legis.nd.gov/cencode/t23c02…

ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-202…

North Dakota Administrative Code § 33-04-12-02
lambdalegal.org/publication…
hrc.org/laws-and-legislatio…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in North Dakota

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Not currently recognized.
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LGBT discrimination in North Dakota

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LGBT discrimination in North Dakota is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections from discrimination exist based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.
Sources:
North Dakota Century Code, 14-02.4-01
legis.nd.gov/cencode/t14c02…
nd.gov/labor/human-rights/
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Jan 1, 2001–Sep 7, 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Sexual orientation and gender identity in public employment only.
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LGBT employment discrimination in North Dakota

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LGBT employment discrimination in North Dakota is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jun 15, 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Protected federally under a Supreme Court ruling.
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Until Jun 15, 2020
No protections
Certain municipal laws allow non-discriminatory codes for city employees. eg. Fargo & Grand Forks. Otherwise, as of December 16, 2014, there are no statewide legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment.
Sources:
North Dakota Century Code, 14-02.5
legis.nd.gov/cencode/t14c02…
nd.gov/labor/human-rights/

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Jan 1, 2001–Sep 18, 2018
Ambiguous
Sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination protection only in public employment.
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LGBT housing discrimination in North Dakota

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LGBT housing discrimination in North Dakota is no protections.

Current status
No protections
"...does not apply to an individual because of
an individual's sexual orientation or because that individual is a transvestite"

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)."
Sources:
North Dakota Century Code, 14-02.5-01 § 6
legis.nd.gov/cencode/t14c02…
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Same-sex adoption in North Dakota

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Same-sex adoption in North Dakota is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
Legal
Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption are legal in North Dakota.
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Until Jan 1, 2015
Single only
"The following individuals may adopt:

1. A husband and wife together although one or both are minors.
2. An unmarried adult.
3. The unmarried father or mother of the individual to be adopted.
4. A married individual without the other spouse joining as a petitioner, if the individual to
be adopted is not the adopting person's spouse, and if:
a. The petitioner is a stepparent of the individual to be adopted and the biological or
legal parent of the individual to be adopted consents;
b. The petitioner and the other spouse are legally separated; or
c. The failure of the other spouse to join in the petition or to consent to the adoption
is excused by the court by reason of prolonged unexplained absence,
unavailability, incapacity, or circumstances constituting an unreasonable
withholding of consent."
Sources:
North Dakota Century Code, 14-15-03 § 1-4
legis.nd.gov/cencode/t14c15…
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Serving openly in military in North Dakota

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Serving openly in military in North Dakota is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 20, 2011
Legal
Legalized with national passing of Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010.
Sources:
Senate Bill, S.2043
thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdqu…
House of Representatives Bill, H.R.2965
thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdqu…
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Blood donations by MSMs in North Dakota

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Blood donations by MSMs in North Dakota is legal.

Current status
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.
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Apr 2, 2020–May 11, 2023
Banned (3-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
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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.
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Jan 1, 1983–Dec 21, 2015
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Banned due to national FDA Guidelines.
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Conversion therapy in North Dakota

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Conversion therapy in North Dakota is banned.

Current status
Since Jun 8, 2021
Banned
On June 8, 2021, the Administrative Rules Committee voted to prohibit licensed social workers from practicing conversion therapy to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

This doesn't prevent religious leaders or non-licensed counselors from practicing it, however.
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Until Jun 8, 2021
Not banned
Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it.

Feb 25, 2017–Sep 19, 2018
Not banned
Not outlawed.
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Equal age of consent in North Dakota

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Equal age of consent in North Dakota is equal.

Current status
Equal
Sources:
North Dakota Century Code, 14-10-01 Minors Defined.
legis.nd.gov/cencode/t14c10…
North Dakota Century Code, 12.1-20 Sex Offenses
legis.nd.gov/cencode/t12-1c…
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