- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✖ Other punishment
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- Ambiguous
- Military
- ✔ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
By The Numbers
44%
of Texans support same-sex marriage.
(Texas Tribune, 2015)
42%
of Texans support same-sex marriage.
(Texas Tribune, 2014)
History
Homosexual activity in Texas is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2003
Since Jun 26, 2003
Legal
same sex activities legal.
Same-sex marriage in Texas is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2015
Since Jun 26, 2015
Legal
Same-sex marriage is practiced in Texas however law makers are reviewing the law passed by the US Supreme Court that legalizes same-sex marriage.
Unrecognized
Despite the supreme court ruling, the constitutional ban of same sex marriage in Texas is still valid.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Texas is other punishment.
Current status
Since Oct 28, 2021
Since Oct 28, 2021
Other punishment
Numerous schools and libraries in Texas have been instructed to terminate or remove books with topics that, quote un quote "make students feel uneasy". The topics under fire include (but are not limited to) transgender identity, same-sex relationships and gender identity. Teachers that ignore this law could be fired.
Right to change legal gender in Texas is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Requirements for transgender people to change their legal gender on their birth certificate vary by county. In some locations sex reassignment surgery is required, while other locations only require that the individual has received “appropriate treatment” according to a physician.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Texas is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-Binary gender is not recognized in the state of Texas.
LGBT discrimination in Texas is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2018
Since Jan 1, 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Under city protections. hate crime law includes sexual orientation. Full state discrimination protections pending. Full housing pending statewide. full public accommodation pending state wide. As well as no laws in place to prevent bullying.
LGBT employment discrimination in Texas is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protection from employment discrimination at the state level
LGBT housing discrimination in Texas 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)."
Serving openly in military in Texas is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Current status
Since Sep 20, 2011
Since Sep 20, 2011
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve. "Transvestites" barred from service.
Blood donations by MSMs in Texas is banned (3-month deferral).
Current status
Since Apr 2, 2020
Since Apr 2, 2020
Banned (3-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one year deferral guidance.
Conversion therapy in Texas is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
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.
Not banned
Some places have promoted this in Texas. Conversion therapy ban is pending.
Equal age of consent in Texas is equal.
Current status
Equal
Age of consent is equitable regardless of gender or orientation.