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class="infobox-data">Sexual orientation and gender identity since 2022<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Family rights</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Template:Same-sex_unions" title="Template:Same-sex unions">Recognition of relationships</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Same-sex marriage in the United States Virgin Islands">Same-sex marriage since 2015</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_adoption" title="Same-sex adoption">Adoption</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="United States Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a>, <b>Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights</b> have 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Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1985. The region also provides explicit legal protections against discrimination for <a href="/wiki/LGBTQ" title="LGBTQ">LGBTQ</a> residents since December 2022. Following the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court's</a> ruling in <i><a href="/wiki/Obergefell_v._Hodges" title="Obergefell v. Hodges">Obergefell v. Hodges</a></i> on June 26, 2015, which found the denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples unconstitutional, same-sex marriage became legal in the islands. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Laws_regarding_same-sex_sexual_activity">Laws regarding same-sex sexual activity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Laws regarding same-sex sexual activity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first anti-gay criminal law was imposed by <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>. All Danish laws remained in force following the purchase of the islands by the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> in 1917 until specifically changed. In 1921, a new law was passed, establishing a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment for sodomy. A separate law prohibited an assault "with intent to commit ... sodomy" with a penalty of up to 15 years' imprisonment. In 1957, the law's application was extended to include <a href="/wiki/Oral_sex" title="Oral sex">oral sex</a>, whether heterosexual or homosexual. In 1978, the law was challenged in <i>Government v. John</i> as being too vague, but the <a href="/wiki/District_Court_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="District Court of the Virgin Islands">District Court of the Virgin Islands</a> rejected this argument.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1984, the <a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">Legislature of the Virgin Islands</a> repealed its sodomy law. This revision formally took effect a year later. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in the U.S. Virgin Islands since 1985, as long as it occurs between consenting adults in private. Initially, the <a href="/wiki/Age_of_consent" title="Age of consent">age of consent</a> was set at 16, but this was raised to 18 in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recognition_of_same-sex_relationships">Recognition of same-sex relationships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Recognition of same-sex relationships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Same-sex marriage in the United States Virgin Islands">Same-sex marriage in the United States Virgin Islands</a></div> <p>The statutes of the Virgin Islands state that "Marriage is hereby declared to be a civil contract which may be entered into between a male and a female in accordance with the law."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on June 30, 2015, Governor <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Mapp" title="Kenneth Mapp">Kenneth Mapp</a> announced that the islands would comply with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in <i><a href="/wiki/Obergefell_v._Hodges" title="Obergefell v. Hodges">Obergefell v. Hodges</a></i>, recognizing marriage as a fundamental right that cannot be denied to same-sex couples.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2014, Senator Judi Buckley introduced draft legislation in the <a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">Legislature of the Virgin Islands</a> to establish same-sex marriage. Called the <i>Civil Marriage Equality Act</i>, it would have replaced the Code's "between a male and a female" with "between two persons". It included language that would have allowed anyone authorized to perform a wedding ceremony to decline to do so for any reason. She anticipated that it would take several months for its language to be reviewed.<sup id="cite_ref-fierce_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fierce-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She expected that she and Governor <a href="/wiki/John_de_Jongh" class="mw-redirect" title="John de Jongh">John de Jongh</a>, who she said would sign the legislation, would leave office in January 2015 before the legislation came to a vote.<sup id="cite_ref-unlikely_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unlikely-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Supporters of the legislation include Liberty Place, an LGBT advocacy organization based on St. Croix.<sup id="cite_ref-fierce_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fierce-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In response, a group of church leaders organized <a href="/wiki/One_Voice_Virgin_Islands" title="One Voice Virgin Islands">One Voice Virgin Islands</a> to oppose the legislation and plan a petition drive that aimed to collect 50,000 signatures.<sup id="cite_ref-fierce_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fierce-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group authored a letter to V.I. officials that some of its members found objectionable because it included the suggestion that some government officials were homosexual.<sup id="cite_ref-fierce_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fierce-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-unlikely_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unlikely-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group's president, New Vision Ministries Pastor James Petty of St. Thomas, said: "We do not wish to be America's same-sex paradise".<sup id="cite_ref-fierce_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fierce-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pastor Lennox Zamore said that he rejected the argument that legalizing same-sex marriage would benefit the local economy: "We don't want to balance our books by bringing the sex industry – whether it is same sex or not – to the Virgin Islands".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Senator Buckley expressed "disappointment" in the churches, stating that they invoke the Bible only when same-sex marriage is the topic, but not for murder, rape or abuse.<sup id="cite_ref-unlikely_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unlikely-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eventually, the bill did not advance before Buckley left office in January 2015. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adoption_and_parenting">Adoption and parenting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Adoption and parenting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following <i>Obergefell v. Hodges</i>, same-sex couples are permitted to adopt in the Virgin Islands. Additionally, lesbian couples may access <a href="/wiki/In_vitro_fertilisation" title="In vitro fertilisation">in vitro fertilisation</a> and other assisted reproduction services. State law recognizes the non-gestational, non-genetic parent as a legal parent of a child born via donor insemination, but only if the parents are in a legally recognized relationship (e.g. marriage).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discrimination_protections">Discrimination protections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Discrimination protections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2022, a bill was introduced to explicitly include "sexual orientation and gender identity" to the US Virgin Islands Code (regarding discrimination protections). There has also been a debate when introduced as to it is actually needed - because under federal law that discrimination based on sex, automatically includes sexual orientation during a 2020 SCOTUS ruling.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bill passed the committee and floor stages and went to the Governor's desk. Then in December 2022, the Governor formally signed a bill into law (effective immediately) that passed recently to explicitly include both sexual orientation and gender identity - to legally protect individuals against discrimination on the US Virgin Islands.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The US Virgin Islands law addresses discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations on account of sexual orientation or gender identity. The <i>Virgin Islands Civil Rights Act</i> prohibits such discrimination based on "race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Discrimination on account of sexual orientation is prohibited by <a href="/wiki/Master_service_agreement" title="Master service agreement">Master Service Providers</a>, who must "provide consistent and equal telecommunication services to all licensees and shall not discriminate" based on a variety of reasons.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the Department of Health has a personnel non-discrimination policy, forbidding discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hate_crime_law">Hate crime law</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Hate crime law"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Hate-Motivated Crimes Act</i>, passed in 2014, provides for enhanced penalties for crimes committed based on the victim's "race, color, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bullying_and_discrimination_in_schools">Bullying and discrimination in schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Bullying and discrimination in schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Virgin Islands law requires each school district to "make suitable provisions for instruction in bullying prevention and gang resistance training". "Bullying prevention" is defined as "prevention and strategies for student-centered problem solving all of the following: (1) Intimidation; (2) Student victimization; (3) Sexual harassment; (4) Sexual violence; (5) Sexual, discrimination due to sexual orientation; and (6) Harassment."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2017, Attorney General Claude Walker interpreted the term "sex" as used in the <i>Civil Rights Act</i> to cover transgender students. As the term is not defined in Virgin Islands law, Walker instead chose to follow case law, particularly <i><a href="/wiki/Price_Waterhouse_v._Hopkins" title="Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins">Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Glenn_v._Brumby" title="Glenn v. Brumby">Glenn v. Brumby</a></i>. Walker said: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Given the courts and agency decisions … it appears clear that the term "sex," as used in … Virgin Islands Code, also should be interpreted to mean that in the U.S. Virgin Islands, discrimination against a transgender individual based on that person's transgender status is sex discrimination under the Virgin Islands Civil Rights statute.</p></blockquote> <p>Walker instructed the Department of Education to permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gender_identity_and_expression">Gender identity and expression</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Gender identity and expression"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There exists no statutory ban on changing the gender marker on birth certificates, though no legal regulations are known to exist to do so. The National Center for Transgender Equality reports that "multiple representatives of the Superior Court of USVI stated that they are unaware of a single instance of a petition being received for changing a gender marker. The court representatives were unable to speculate on the outcome of a petition for changing a gender marker." Transgender individuals are permitted to change their name to reflect their gender identity on official documents, including driver's licenses and birth certificates.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Living_conditions">Living conditions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Living conditions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The U.S. Virgin Islands, and particularly <a href="/wiki/Saint_Thomas,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" title="Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands">St. Thomas</a>, had a large LGBT scene from the mid 1960s to the 1980s, even been referred in the media as a "gay mecca". Numerous clubs and bar would openly cater to LGBT clientele. However, with <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Hugo" title="Hurricane Hugo">Hurricane Hugo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Marilyn" title="Hurricane Marilyn">Hurricane Marilyn</a>, which had massive economic impacts on the islands, as well as the AIDS pandemic, many of these businesses closed. Today, "homosexuality is a very hush hush thing in the Virgin Islands … to identify as openly gay, lesbian, or transgender [is] extremely taboo". While LGBT people may be out to varying degrees, many report occasional or common harassment or abuse, though often non-violent.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Famous LGBT people from the Virgin Islands include professional boxer <a href="/wiki/Emile_Griffith" title="Emile Griffith">Emile Griffith</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary_table">Summary table</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Summary table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td>Same-sex sexual activity legal </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Since 1985) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Equal age of consent </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Anti-discrimination laws in employment </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Since 2022) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Since 2022) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Since 2022) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hate crime law includes sexual orientation and gender identity </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Since 2014) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Same-sex marriages </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Since 2015) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Recognition of same-sex couples </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Since 2015) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Stepchild adoption by same-sex couples </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Since 2015) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Joint adoption by same-sex couples </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Since 2015) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gays, lesbians and bisexuals allowed to serve openly in the military </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Since 2011) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Transgender people allowed to serve openly in the military </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Since 2021) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Right to change legal gender </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem-question.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/15px-Emblem-question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/23px-Emblem-question.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Emblem-question.svg/30px-Emblem-question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Access to IVF for lesbians </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yes_check.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yes"><img alt="Yes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="No"><img alt="No" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Since 2020; 3-month deferral period)<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/U.S._federal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. federal government">Federal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/One,_Inc._v._Olesen" title="One, Inc. v. Olesen">One, Inc. v. Olesen</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_12968" title="Executive Order 12968">Executive Order 12968</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Romer_v._Evans" title="Romer v. Evans">Romer v. Evans</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_13087" title="Executive Order 13087">Executive Order 13087</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_v._Texas" title="Lawrence v. Texas">Lawrence v. Texas</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Shepard_and_James_Byrd_Jr._Hate_Crimes_Prevention_Act" title="Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act">Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Ask,_Don%27t_Tell_Repeal_Act_of_2010" title="Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010">Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violence_Against_Women_Act" title="Violence Against Women Act">Violence Against Women Act</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_v._Windsor" title="United States v. Windsor">United States v. Windsor</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_13672" title="Executive Order 13672">Executive Order 13672</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Obergefell_v._Hodges" title="Obergefell v. Hodges">Obergefell v. Hodges</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pavan_v._Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Pavan v. Smith">Pavan v. Smith</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_Cakeshop_v._Colorado_Civil_Rights_Commission" title="Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission">Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bostock_v._Clayton_County" title="Bostock v. Clayton County">Bostock</a>/<a href="/wiki/R.G._%26_G.R._Harris_Funeral_Homes_Inc._v._Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission" title="R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission">Harris Funeral Homes</a>/<a href="/wiki/Altitude_Express,_Inc._v._Zarda" title="Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda">Altitude Express</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/G.G._v._Gloucester_County_School_Board" title="G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board">G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_13988" title="Executive Order 13988">Executive Order 13988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Respect_for_Marriage_Act" title="Respect for Marriage Act">Respect for Marriage Act</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/303_Creative_LLC_v._Elenis" title="303 Creative LLC v. Elenis">303 Creative LLC v. Elenis</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Repealed or<br />overturned<br />federal laws</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1917" title="Immigration Act of 1917">Immigration Act of 1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1952" title="Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952">Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_10450" title="Executive Order 10450">Executive Order 10450</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965" title="Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965">Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bowers_v._Hardwick" title="Bowers v. Hardwick">Bowers v. Hardwick</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_ask,_don%27t_tell" title="Don't ask, don't tell">DoD Directive 1304.26</a> ("Don't ask, don't tell")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_of_Marriage_Act" title="Defense of Marriage Act">Defense of Marriage Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Memorandum_on_Military_Service_by_Transgender_Individuals_(2017)" title="Presidential Memorandum on Military Service by Transgender Individuals (2017)">Presidential Memorandum of August 25, 2017</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">States</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Alabama" title="LGBTQ rights in Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Alaska" title="LGBTQ rights in Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Arizona" title="LGBTQ rights in Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Arkansas" title="LGBTQ rights in Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_California" title="LGBTQ rights in California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Colorado" title="LGBTQ rights in Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Connecticut" title="LGBTQ rights in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Delaware" title="LGBTQ rights in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Florida" title="LGBTQ rights in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="LGBTQ rights in Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Hawaii" title="LGBTQ rights in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Idaho" title="LGBTQ rights in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Illinois" title="LGBTQ rights in Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Indiana" title="LGBTQ rights in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Iowa" title="LGBTQ rights in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Kansas" title="LGBTQ rights in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Kentucky" title="LGBTQ rights in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Louisiana" title="LGBTQ rights in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Maine" title="LGBTQ rights in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Maryland" title="LGBTQ rights in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Massachusetts" title="LGBTQ rights in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Michigan" title="LGBTQ rights in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Minnesota" title="LGBTQ rights in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Mississippi" title="LGBTQ rights in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Missouri" title="LGBTQ rights in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Montana" title="LGBTQ rights in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Nebraska" title="LGBTQ rights in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Nevada" title="LGBTQ rights in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_New_Hampshire" title="LGBTQ rights in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_New_Jersey" title="LGBTQ rights in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_New_Mexico" title="LGBTQ rights in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_North_Carolina" title="LGBTQ rights in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_North_Dakota" title="LGBTQ rights in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Ohio" title="LGBTQ rights in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Oklahoma" title="LGBTQ rights in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Oregon" title="LGBTQ rights in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Pennsylvania" title="LGBTQ rights in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Rhode_Island" title="LGBTQ rights in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_South_Carolina" title="LGBTQ rights in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_South_Dakota" title="LGBTQ rights in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Tennessee" title="LGBTQ rights in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Texas" title="LGBTQ rights in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Utah" title="LGBTQ rights in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Vermont" title="LGBTQ rights in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Virginia" title="LGBTQ rights in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Washington_(state)" title="LGBTQ rights in Washington (state)">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Federal_district" title="Federal district">Federal district</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_tribal_nations_in_the_United_States" title="Same-sex marriage in tribal nations in the United States">Tribal nations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Navajo_Nation" title="LGBT rights in the Navajo Nation">Navajo Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_tribal_nations_in_the_United_States" title="Same-sex marriage in tribal nations in the United States">Indian Country</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_territories_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Unincorporated territories of the United States">Unincorporated<br />territories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_American_Samoa" title="LGBT rights in American Samoa">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Guam" title="LGBT rights in Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in the Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in the United States Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:right; vertical-align:top;">By type</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_adoption_in_the_United_States" title="Same-sex adoption in the United States">Adoption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Ages of consent in the United States">Age of consent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._jurisdictions_banning_conversion_therapy" title="List of U.S. jurisdictions banning conversion therapy">Conversion therapy bans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hate_crime_laws_in_the_United_States" title="Hate crime laws in the United States">Hate crimes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Housing_discrimination_in_the_United_States" title="Housing discrimination in the United States">Housing discrimination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intersex_rights_in_the_United_States" title="Intersex rights in the United States">Intersex rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_orientation_and_gender_identity_in_the_United_States_military" title="Sexual orientation and gender identity in the United States military">Military</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Transgender_personnel_in_the_United_States_military" title="Transgender personnel in the United States military">Transgender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intersex_people_in_the_United_States_military" title="Intersex people in the United States military">Intersex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_orientation_in_the_United_States_military" title="Sexual orientation in the United States military">Sexual orientation</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_employment_discrimination_in_the_United_States" title="LGBT employment discrimination in the United States">Employment discrimination</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_counties_in_the_United_States_offering_an_LGBT_non-discrimination_ordinance" title="List of cities and counties in the United States offering an LGBT non-discrimination ordinance">by municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_bans_on_local_anti-discrimination_laws_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="State bans on local anti-discrimination laws in the United States">State bans on local anti-discrimination laws</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_immigration_policy_of_the_United_States" title="Same-sex immigration policy of the United States">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-LGBTQ_curriculum_laws_in_the_United_States" title="Anti-LGBTQ curriculum laws in the United States">Anti-LGBTQ curriculum laws</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Parental_Rights_in_Education_Act" title="Florida Parental Rights in Education Act">Florida Parental Rights in Education Act</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_accommodations_in_the_United_States" title="Public accommodations in the United States">Public accommodations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_freedom_bill" title="Religious freedom bill">Religious exemptions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_unions_in_the_United_States" title="Same-sex unions in the United States">Same-sex unions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_unions_in_the_United_States" title="Same-sex unions in the United States">Civil unions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domestic_partnership_in_the_United_States" title="Domestic partnership in the United States">Domestic partnerships</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cities_and_counties_in_the_United_States_offering_a_domestic_partnership_registry" title="Cities and counties in the United States offering a domestic partnership registry">by municipality</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States" title="Same-sex marriage in the United States">Marriage</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transgender_rights_in_the_United_States" title="Transgender rights in the United States">Transgender rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Transgender_disenfranchisement_in_the_United_States" title="Transgender disenfranchisement in the United States">voting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bathroom_bill" title="Bathroom bill">Bathroom bill</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Repealed or<br />overturned</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._state_constitutional_amendments_banning_same-sex_unions" title="U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions">U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_law_in_the_United_States_by_state" title="Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state">Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodomy_laws_in_the_United_States" title="Sodomy laws in the United States">Sodomy laws in the United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:right; vertical-align:top;">Movements</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_movements_in_the_United_States" title="LGBTQ movements in the United States">LGBTQ movements in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_history_in_the_United_States" title="LGBTQ history in the United States">LGBTQ history in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_violence_against_LGBTQ_people_in_the_United_States" 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