Compare LGBT Rights in Massachusetts & Vermont

Equality Index ?
89 / 100
83 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
78 / 100
71 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1993
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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