Compare LGBT Rights in Georgia & New York

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
94 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
58 / 100
66 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1980
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2021
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
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 therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1980
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
65% Favor
0%
73% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
Region not surveyed
61% Oppose
0%
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
45% Favor
48% Oppose
62% Favor
30% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
55% Support
38% Oppose
70% Support
23% Oppose
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