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

Equality Index ?
83 / 100
55 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
52 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageLegalLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesUnknownState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
Since 2024
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2014
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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