Compare LGBT Rights in Wisconsin & Iowa

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
76 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
69 / 100
65 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2002
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2010
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2025
Legal
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2021
Varies by Region
Since 2020
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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