Compare LGBT Rights in New York & Massachusetts

Equality Index ?
82 / 100
89 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
78 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1980
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2004
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2021
Recognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 1993
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Full ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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