- Homosexuality⚢✔ Legal
- Marriage⚭✔ Legal
- Changing Gender✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Adoption✔ Legal
- DiscriminationIllegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination✖ No protections
- Military✔ Legal
- Donating Blood✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Conversion TherapyAmbiguous
History
Current status
(since Jun 26, 2003)
(since Jun 26, 2003)
Legal
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.
Current status
(since May 20, 2014)
(since May 20, 2014)
Legal
"U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III, a federal judge appointed by President George W. Bush, ruled in favor of the freedom to marry, striking down Pennsylvania's ban on marriage for same-sex couple[s]."
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
surgery not required in this state or under federal law.
Current status
(since 2002)
(since 2002)
Legal
Any individual may petition for single parent or joint adoption. Second-parent adoption is permitted via case law referenced below.
Illegal
Complete State protection. as well complete city protections for all areas. State wide discrimination protections in employment, housing. previous sex prohibition on sex discrimination is interpreted to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Some cities and counties have Employment non discrimination laws but there is no law on a state level
Sexual orientation and gender identity
State employment discriminations protection. as well as city discrimination protections. prohibition on sex discrimination interpreted to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
No protections
As of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment. However, public employees of the state are protected based on both sexual orientation as well as gender identities, and domestic partners of public employees are granted benefits.
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under a ruling by the Pennsylvanian human rights company.
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)."
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.
Current status
Equal
Age of consent laws are equitable regardless of gender or orientation.
Ambiguous
in 7 cities and pittsburg. State wide conversion therapy ban pending.
Current status
Ambiguous
Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options.