Compare LGBT Rights in Virginia & North Carolina

Equality Index ?
79 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2020
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
No 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 2015
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2020
Banned
Since 2019
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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