We gotta pump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers.
Can kinda see the confederacy in this
i wonder what the differentiating factor is between 94 and 96
How is Nebraska better than North Carolina
No surprise the state where the KKK was founded is one of the worst 2 states.
Something Mississippi isn’t dead last in!
They aren’t even bottom five.
The one that shocks me is Utah. Thats quite tolerant for the Mormon state.
New Hampshire should not be that high given some of the recent transgender laws
I mean to be fair with the lowest being at 58% the US is still likely More progressive than most of the world where you can get lynched for it. Im Sure Places like UK and sweden are far more progressive and we should aim to get there but Most of the world Views Same Sex Relations as a anthesis and punishable by death.
For anyone wondering: this score is from Equaldex, which looks at stuff like anti-discrimination laws, healthcare access, adoption rights etc.
The national average is 83, and the lowest scoring states are around the level of Japan/South Korea according to them.
Why would you use the legal index and not the equality index they provide? The equality index is an average of legal and public and is much lower than the legal one in most states. This graph kinda feels like misinformation given how recent events show how little bigots actually care about the law.
All questions are answered in the Source …
– 96 is the top score because of the Trump/Federal ban on trans people serving in the military … which impacts military service in every state. Not sure I agree with a federal edict ~~statute~~ impacting state scores – but since it caps the maximum overall equally – and ensures that no US state can get to 100, I’m OK with it.
Good ol’ Florida in almost dead last. We are the worst.
NH is way too high for this to be accurate if mass is only 1 point above them
PA is that high?
I can’t even change my name without jumping through some insane hoops. Ive been waiting for years hoping they make it easier first like other states have.
Im required to take out newspaper ads in at least 2 different local publications that advertise the court hearing date and list my current legal name, the new one, and advertising that anyone who feels like they have a reason to argue against the change can come to the court hearing and argue their case to the judge.
That is at the 2nd hearing, btw. First theres a whole hearing to officiallt request the 2nd hearing. Costs $300 to schedule the 2nd, ~$80 to file the paperwork, no idea how much the newspaper ads would cost – expensive all together though.
Im also required to provide all my financial records to the judge and show that I have a plan in place to contact any and all entities I owe a debt to to prove im not trying to escape debt by changing my name.
Its an overwhelming feeling process in PA.
Idaho scored all the way up at 60? I know the scale starts at 58, but still…
There’s no date on this map as far as I can see.
58 doesnt seem that low for the lowest. I wonder why they have that
I wonder how different this chart would look if you dropped the T from the group.
Mississippi isn’t in last for once
You know, for a purple state, MI really is remarkably good about this stuff: the state has a pretty strong genuine libertarian bent, and the libertarians are often the swing vote. This isn’t perfect in a lot of ways, but the upside is that there’s just not a lot of political apetite for draconian puritantical laws here, as far as I can tell.
Whenever someone runs on being aggressively obnoxiously evil, they seem to disproportionately lose, and non-queer people generally seem to not really give a shit about laws made to protect queer rights which makes it a lot easier for local dems to pass such things and rake in the free queer votes.
Hah, the lowest scoring state I have lived in is Arizona at 80.
This map is nice at showing the cultural divide between the western US and elsewhere, ESPECIALLY between Mormons and Evangelicals on the right. And, to a lesser extent, shows off how “big sky conservatives” (Or, well, at least Montana where they actually dominate since it’s so tiny) are also a bit different from mainstream conservatives. They lean more libertarian, and with sometimes surprising amounts of “actually what libertarians believe” instead of “conservative that wants to look cool”. Though ultimately I suppose it only produces “Not COMPLETELY horrible for gay people” instead of an actual good score, but you have to set the bar low for conservatives on gay rights.
I love how the text at the bottom provides context
Jesus when did WI become such backwards ass rednecks. We used to be the more progressive ones in the region when I was younger. Now MN is just taking laps. Fucking MAGA.
Interesting to me is that it seems relatively few states near the middle/median. Skewed very much to the extremes.
21 states in the 90’s.
17 states in the 50’s & 60’s.
only 12 states in the 70’s & 80’s.
conversion therapy legalization has no bearing on equality. same with discrimination laws (unless the law somehow protects straight people without protecting gay people lmao).
There’s the West Coast and the Mountain West. And then there’s Idaho. Everything I’ve heard about the political and social climate in Idaho makes me unsurprised it’s in the bottom 4.
“Huh, texas, no shock there…. *oh fuck my boyfriend lives in texas-“*
Texas and Florida making Mississippi look progressive.
That’s wild… I moved from Tennessee, to Florida, then now to Colorado. This map is pretty damn accurate from the stories I heard from my LBGTQ+ friends. I has been day and night.
The data is beautiful but sad.
I keep seeing the same map with the same high scores and low scores, but measuring so many different things. LGBTQ rights… education… health… income… fitness… pollution… poverty… child abuse… crime… Red vs. Blue… GDP…
Always the same map.
I live in TX with my same sex fiancé. We will get married here without issue. My life hasn’t changed one bit under Trump either. What am I missing? Why do I not feel as oppressed as this map seems to convey or as much as I was told I would be if Trump won?
![[OC] How US states score on LGBTQ+ rights](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sgjncuwse7gf1-1240x1024.png)
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Source: [Equaldex ](https://www.equaldex.com/equality-index/united-states)
Tools: [Datawrapper ](https://www.datawrapper.de/)
We gotta pump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers.
Can kinda see the confederacy in this
i wonder what the differentiating factor is between 94 and 96
How is Nebraska better than North Carolina
No surprise the state where the KKK was founded is one of the worst 2 states.
Something Mississippi isn’t dead last in!
They aren’t even bottom five.
The one that shocks me is Utah. Thats quite tolerant for the Mormon state.
New Hampshire should not be that high given some of the recent transgender laws
I mean to be fair with the lowest being at 58% the US is still likely More progressive than most of the world where you can get lynched for it. Im Sure Places like UK and sweden are far more progressive and we should aim to get there but Most of the world Views Same Sex Relations as a anthesis and punishable by death.
For anyone wondering: this score is from Equaldex, which looks at stuff like anti-discrimination laws, healthcare access, adoption rights etc.
The national average is 83, and the lowest scoring states are around the level of Japan/South Korea according to them.
Why would you use the legal index and not the equality index they provide? The equality index is an average of legal and public and is much lower than the legal one in most states. This graph kinda feels like misinformation given how recent events show how little bigots actually care about the law.
All questions are answered in the Source …
– 96 is the top score because of the Trump/Federal ban on trans people serving in the military … which impacts military service in every state. Not sure I agree with a federal edict ~~statute~~ impacting state scores – but since it caps the maximum overall equally – and ensures that no US state can get to 100, I’m OK with it.
– 94 to 96 seems related to “Intersex Infant Surgery” [LGBT Rights in Massachusetts, United States | Equaldex](https://www.equaldex.com/region/massachusetts#intersex-infant-surgery)
Good ol’ Florida in almost dead last. We are the worst.
NH is way too high for this to be accurate if mass is only 1 point above them
PA is that high?
I can’t even change my name without jumping through some insane hoops. Ive been waiting for years hoping they make it easier first like other states have.
Im required to take out newspaper ads in at least 2 different local publications that advertise the court hearing date and list my current legal name, the new one, and advertising that anyone who feels like they have a reason to argue against the change can come to the court hearing and argue their case to the judge.
That is at the 2nd hearing, btw. First theres a whole hearing to officiallt request the 2nd hearing. Costs $300 to schedule the 2nd, ~$80 to file the paperwork, no idea how much the newspaper ads would cost – expensive all together though.
Im also required to provide all my financial records to the judge and show that I have a plan in place to contact any and all entities I owe a debt to to prove im not trying to escape debt by changing my name.
Its an overwhelming feeling process in PA.
Idaho scored all the way up at 60? I know the scale starts at 58, but still…
There’s no date on this map as far as I can see.
58 doesnt seem that low for the lowest. I wonder why they have that
I wonder how different this chart would look if you dropped the T from the group.
Mississippi isn’t in last for once
You know, for a purple state, MI really is remarkably good about this stuff: the state has a pretty strong genuine libertarian bent, and the libertarians are often the swing vote. This isn’t perfect in a lot of ways, but the upside is that there’s just not a lot of political apetite for draconian puritantical laws here, as far as I can tell.
Whenever someone runs on being aggressively obnoxiously evil, they seem to disproportionately lose, and non-queer people generally seem to not really give a shit about laws made to protect queer rights which makes it a lot easier for local dems to pass such things and rake in the free queer votes.
Hah, the lowest scoring state I have lived in is Arizona at 80.
This map is nice at showing the cultural divide between the western US and elsewhere, ESPECIALLY between Mormons and Evangelicals on the right. And, to a lesser extent, shows off how “big sky conservatives” (Or, well, at least Montana where they actually dominate since it’s so tiny) are also a bit different from mainstream conservatives. They lean more libertarian, and with sometimes surprising amounts of “actually what libertarians believe” instead of “conservative that wants to look cool”. Though ultimately I suppose it only produces “Not COMPLETELY horrible for gay people” instead of an actual good score, but you have to set the bar low for conservatives on gay rights.
I love how the text at the bottom provides context
Jesus when did WI become such backwards ass rednecks. We used to be the more progressive ones in the region when I was younger. Now MN is just taking laps. Fucking MAGA.
Interesting to me is that it seems relatively few states near the middle/median. Skewed very much to the extremes.
21 states in the 90’s.
17 states in the 50’s & 60’s.
only 12 states in the 70’s & 80’s.
conversion therapy legalization has no bearing on equality. same with discrimination laws (unless the law somehow protects straight people without protecting gay people lmao).
There’s the West Coast and the Mountain West. And then there’s Idaho. Everything I’ve heard about the political and social climate in Idaho makes me unsurprised it’s in the bottom 4.
“Huh, texas, no shock there…. *oh fuck my boyfriend lives in texas-“*
Texas and Florida making Mississippi look progressive.
That’s wild… I moved from Tennessee, to Florida, then now to Colorado. This map is pretty damn accurate from the stories I heard from my LBGTQ+ friends. I has been day and night.
The data is beautiful but sad.
I keep seeing the same map with the same high scores and low scores, but measuring so many different things. LGBTQ rights… education… health… income… fitness… pollution… poverty… child abuse… crime… Red vs. Blue… GDP…
Always the same map.
I live in TX with my same sex fiancé. We will get married here without issue. My life hasn’t changed one bit under Trump either. What am I missing? Why do I not feel as oppressed as this map seems to convey or as much as I was told I would be if Trump won?
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