Compare LGBT Rights in Kansas & Iowa

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Gender-affirming careAmbiguous
Since 2024
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2018
Legal
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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