Compare LGBT Rights in South Dakota & North Dakota

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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