Compare LGBT Rights in Pennsylvania & Connecticut

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
84 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
75 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1980
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2020
Recognized
Since 2020
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2025
Legal
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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