Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✖ State-enforced
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Legal, but banned for minors
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    Unknown
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Mississippi

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Homosexual activity in Mississippi is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 26, 2003
Legal
Sources:
Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)
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Same-sex marriage in Mississippi

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Same-sex marriage in Mississippi is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 26, 2015
Legal
The US Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage is legal nationwide.
Nov 4, 2004–Jun 26, 2015
Banned
The state passed a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage.
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Aug 24, 1996–Nov 4, 2004
Banned
Mississippi governor ordered an executive order to ban same sex marriage
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Mississippi

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Mississippi is state-enforced.

Current status
Since Jul 1, 2022
State-enforced
‘Don’t say gay’ inspired law going to affect mississippi schools starting in the 2022-23 school year.

Right to change legal gender in Mississippi

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Right to change legal gender in Mississippi is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Legal, no restrictions
Missing non binary options on documents.

Gender-affirming care in Mississippi

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Gender-affirming care in Mississippi is legal, but banned for minors.

Current status
Since Feb 28, 2023
Legal, but banned for minors
It is Illegal to provide gender affirming care to minors in Mississippi following bill HB1125. As always, there is an exception made for intersex infants categorised in the aforementioned bill as "medically verifiable disorder of sex development".
Sources:
aclu.org/press-releases/mis…
billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2…
mississippifreepress.org/30…~:text=The%20bill%2C%20known%20as%20the,a%20person%20under%20eighteen%20years
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mississippi

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mississippi is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Not currently recognized.
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LGBT discrimination in Mississippi

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LGBT discrimination in Mississippi is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections from discrimination exist based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.
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Feb 2, 2018–Sep 12, 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Full City protections in Jackson, Mongolia, Clarksville. Starkville just had its first pride parade. Currently being faught by Mississippi Gov.

LGBT employment discrimination in Mississippi

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LGBT employment discrimination in Mississippi is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jun 15, 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Protected federally under a Supreme Court ruling.
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Until Jun 15, 2020
No protections
As of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment.
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Mar 7, 2018–Sep 19, 2018
Ambiguous
Full discrimination protections in city of Jackson, Mongolia, Clarksville.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Mississippi

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LGBT housing discrimination in Mississippi is no protections.

Current status
No protections
This state does not provide any legal protections from discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.

However, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
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Same-sex adoption in Mississippi

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Same-sex adoption in Mississippi is legal.

Current status
Since Mar 31, 2016
Legal
Federal Judge ruled that the ban on same sex couple adopting was unconstitutional
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2000–Mar 31, 2016
Illegal
Miss. Code § 93-17-3(5) restricts adoptions making it illegal for a same-sex couple to adopt a child. Additionally, statute permits sexual orientation to be utilized as an adverse consideration in custody disputes.
Sources:
aclu.org/files/assets/aclu_…
www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/mississippi
Miss. Code §93-17-3
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Intersex infant surgery in Mississippi

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Intersex infant surgery in Mississippi is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
No US state has enacted a ban on surgeries that attempt to change an intersex minors sex without their consent.
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Serving openly in military in Mississippi

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Serving openly in military in Mississippi is legal.

Current status
Since Feb 26, 2021
Legal under federal United States law
President Biden removed former President Trumps ban on transgender people serving in the military, transgender people are still allowed to serve as of 2024.


A year after the ban was lifted, Admiral Levine was sworn into being an Admiral, becoming the first transgender woman to hold a high rank in the Navy and in Cabinet.
Apr 11, 2019–Feb 26, 2021
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned under federal United States law
New policy goes into effect barring individuals with a "condition" known as "gender dysphoria."
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Sep 20, 2011–Apr 11, 2019
Legal under federal United States law
In 2011, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed by the Obama Administration. Former President Obama allowed members who were dishonorably discharged under DADT, to receive an honorable discharge.
Dec 21, 1993–Sep 20, 2011
Don't Ask, Don't Tell under federal United States law
Don't Ask, Don't Tell was the historic compromise signed by President Bill Clinton authorizing people who are LGBT to serve in the military provided they didn't disclose sexuality. The law also removed the ability for others in the military from asking for a service member's orientation.
Sources:
gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-104p…
catalog.archives.gov/id/122244870 *official document for DADT signed by Former President Clinton*
gao.gov/assets/nsiad-92-98.pdf *study from 1992 to 1998*
history.com/news/dont-ask-d…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Mississippi

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Blood donations by MSMs in Mississippi is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Mississippi

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Conversion therapy in Mississippi is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it.

Equal age of consent in Mississippi

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Equal age of consent in Mississippi is equal.

Current status
Equal
Mississippi law states anyone under 16 to 17 years old is unable to consent, this goes for everyone, though not stated clearly.
Sources:
savantrichlaw.com/criminal-…~:text=In%20Mississippi%2C%20the%20age%20at,be%20charged%20with%20statutory%20rape.
mississippi-lawyers.com/blo…
law.justia.com/codes/missis…
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