Compare LGBT Rights in West Virginia & Alabama

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
56 / 100
Legal Index ?
80 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
55 / 100
48 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2024
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
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 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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