Compare LGBT Rights in Wisconsin & Illinois

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
85 / 100
Legal Index ?
82 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
69 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1962
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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