- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- Unknown
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
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Homosexual activity in Washington, D.C. is legal.
Current status
Legal
There is no state that it is illegal.
Same-sex marriage in Washington, D.C. is legal.
Current status
Legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Washington, D.C. is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Right to change legal gender in Washington, D.C. is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Also have a non binary option.
LGBT discrimination in Washington, D.C. is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
People are protected from discrimination based upon both sexual orientation and gender identification.
LGBT employment discrimination in Washington, D.C. is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since 2006
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
State law provides for protections against employment discrimination in regards to both sexual orientation and gender identification.
LGBT housing discrimination in Washington, D.C. is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
This state explicitly bans housing discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identification.
Additionally, 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)."
Additionally, 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)."
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Washington, D.C. is legal.
Current status
Legal
Same-sex adoption in Washington, D.C. is legal.
Current status
Legal
In 50 states
Equal age of consent in Washington, D.C. is equal.
Current status
Equal
Blood donations by MSMs in Washington, D.C. is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Washington, D.C. is banned.
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