Compare LGBT Rights in West Virginia & Delaware

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
80 / 100
88 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
55 / 100
65 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2024
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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