Compare LGBT Rights in Massachusetts & Maine

Equality Index ?
86 / 100
85 / 100
Legal Index ?
94 / 100
99 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
78 / 100
71 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
Since 2020
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2005
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 1993
Legal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
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 therapyBanned
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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