- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- 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
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Public opinion in South Dakota appears to be somewhat divided on LGBTQ+ issues, as evidenced by recent studies.
History
Homosexual activity in South Dakota is legal.
Since Jun 26, 2003
Same-sex marriage in South Dakota is legal.
Since Jun 26, 2015
Censorship of LGBT Issues in South Dakota is no censorship.
LGBT topics are not explicitly mentioned (nor illegal to be taught even if they were mentioned), but could be interpreted as being divisive.
Right to change legal gender in South Dakota is legal, surgery not required.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in South Dakota is not legally recognized.
LGBT employment discrimination in South Dakota is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Jun 15, 2020
LGBT housing discrimination in South Dakota is no protections.
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 South Dakota is legal.
Since Jun 26, 2017
Any single person is allowed to adopt. To adopt as a couple, the individuals must however be married. Second parent adoption is also permitted.
Agencies are however allowed to discriminate against LGBT couples on the basis of religion.
Until Jun 26, 2017
Serving openly in military in South Dakota is legal.
Since Sep 20, 2011
Blood donations by MSMs in South Dakota is legal.
Since May 11, 2023
Conversion therapy in South Dakota is not banned.
Equal age of consent in South Dakota is equal.