Compare LGBT Rights in California & New York

Equality Index ?
81 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
94 / 100
94 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
67 / 100
66 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1980
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Recognized
Since 2021
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2012
Banned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Equal
Since 1980
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
73% Favor
0%
73% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
60% Oppose
0%
61% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
62% Favor
32% Oppose
62% Favor
30% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
69% Support
24% Oppose
70% Support
23% Oppose
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