Compare LGBT Rights in Washington, D.C. & Virginia

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
43 / 100
62 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegalLegal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesUnknownNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Recognized
Since 2020
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalLegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2020
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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