Compare LGBT Rights in Alabama & Tennessee

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
56 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
52 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2022
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
No protections
Since 2024
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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