Compare LGBT Rights in Arkansas & West Virginia

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
55 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2002
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2023
Legal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
Since 2024
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2020
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
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 2011
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Equal
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