Compare LGBT Rights in Washington, D.C. & Maryland

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
83 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
67 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageLegalLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesUnknownNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Recognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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