Compare LGBT Rights in Michigan & South Dakota

Equality Index ?
82 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
Equal
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