- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- Unknown
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Recent surveys in Washington, D.C. have revealed a mixed response towards LGBTQ+ rights and issues.
History
Homosexual activity in Washington, D.C. is legal.
Same-sex marriage in Washington, D.C. is legal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Washington, D.C. is unknown.
Right to change legal gender in Washington, D.C. is legal, no restrictions.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Washington, D.C. is recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Washington, D.C. is illegal.
LGBT employment discrimination in Washington, D.C. is sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in Washington, D.C. is sexual orientation and gender identity.
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)."
Same-sex adoption in Washington, D.C. is legal.
Serving openly in military in Washington, D.C. is legal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Washington, D.C. is legal.
Conversion therapy in Washington, D.C. is banned.
Equal age of consent in Washington, D.C. is equal.