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href="/wiki/Gender_identity" title="Gender identity">Gender identity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Transgender people allowed to change gender</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Anti-discrimination_law" title="Anti-discrimination law">Discrimination protections</a></th><td class="infobox-data">None</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">Recognizes legal same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions since 13 December 2022</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">No</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT)</b> people in <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a> face legal challenges not experienced by non-<a href="/wiki/LGBTQ" title="LGBTQ">LGBTQ</a> residents. Same-sex sexual activity became legal in the territory in 1980, but same-sex couples may not marry. Same-sex couples married legally in other jurisdictions are recognized and must be treated equally under <a href="/wiki/US_federal_law" class="mw-redirect" title="US federal law">US federal law</a> since 13 December 2022. American Samoa remains the only part of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> along with select Native American tribal jurisdictions to enforce a ban on same-sex couples marrying. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBT_rights_in_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>American Samoa, much like <a href="/wiki/Samoa" title="Samoa">Samoa</a> and the rest of <a href="/wiki/Polynesia" title="Polynesia">Polynesia</a>, used to be tolerant of same-sex relationships and transgender people before the arrival of <a href="/wiki/European_colonization_of_the_Americas" title="European colonization of the Americas">European</a> explorers who spread heterosexual ideals found in the <a href="/wiki/Torah" title="Torah">Torah</a>, laws of morality often followed within <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a>.<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><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>Prejudices towards homosexuality did not exist before the arrival of Christian missionaries in the late 18th and early 19th century. Samoan pre-colonial society, similar to other Polynesian societies, was a very "sexually free" culture.<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> <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">Same-sex marriage</a> ceremonies are known to have occurred.<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> <i><a href="/wiki/Fa%27afafine" class="mw-redirect" title="Fa'afafine">Fa'afafine</a></i>, a cultural <a href="/wiki/Third_gender" title="Third gender">third gender</a> in Samoa, could traditionally marry either men or women, and even father children. This isn't so much the case in contemporary times, with reportedly very few <i>fa'afafine</i> opting to marry.<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-heading2"><h2 id="Law_regarding_same-sex_sexual_activity">Law regarding same-sex sexual activity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBT_rights_in_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Law regarding same-sex sexual activity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first <a href="/wiki/Criminal_law" title="Criminal law">criminal law</a> against <a href="/wiki/Sodomy" title="Sodomy">sodomy</a> was enacted in 1963. The law made male homosexual and heterosexual sodomy illegal, but did not address lesbian sex. </p><p>In 1979, the <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Fono" title="American Samoa Fono">Fono</a> revised criminal law so that consensual sodomy was no longer illegal, unless it involved public acts, <a href="/wiki/Prostitution" title="Prostitution">prostitution</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minor_(law)" title="Minor (law)">minors</a> or people unable to give consent due to <a href="/wiki/Mental_illness" class="mw-redirect" title="Mental illness">mental illness</a>. The law took effect in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The age of consent is set at 16 years, regardless of gender and/or sexual orientation. </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=LGBT_rights_in_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=3" 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_American_Samoa" title="Same-sex marriage in American Samoa">Same-sex marriage in American Samoa</a></div> <p>The American Samoa Code does not specify the sex of the parties to a marriage, but refers to the age of "the male" and "the female". It prescribes the use of a form in which the parties identify the parents to whom they are related as "son" and as "daughter".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Representative Sua Carl Schuster introduced legislation to ban <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a> in 2003. He said he hoped to establish the territory's position clearly in order to avoid lawsuits like those in the mainland United States. Many supporters of the bill cited their Christian faith as their reason for supporting his proposal. The House Judiciary Committee voted against it and then the full <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Senate" title="American Samoa Senate">Senate</a> did as well.<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> </p><p>It is uncertain how <i><a href="/wiki/Obergefell_v._Hodges" title="Obergefell v. Hodges">Obergefell v. Hodges</a></i> may apply to American Samoa as its citizens are <a href="/wiki/U.S._national" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. national">U.S. nationals</a> by birth and not citizens.<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> In July 2015, Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo Ale said that his office was "reviewing the decision to determine its applicability to American Samoa."<sup id="cite_ref-usnews_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usnews-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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> A week later, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of American Samoa">Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Lolo_Matalasi_Moliga" title="Lolo Matalasi Moliga">Lolo Matalasi Moliga</a> stated he believed that the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling does not apply to American Samoa. He said, "My personal opinion is, this ruling will not apply to our preamble, our constitution and our Christian values. Also, our political status is still unorganized and unincorporated, so the Supreme Court ruling does not apply to our territory." His stance was backed by the <a href="/wiki/Assemblies_of_God" title="Assemblies of God">Assemblies of God</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Church</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>.<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> Senator Tuaolo Manaia Fruean believes that the ruling does apply. </p><p>Professor Rose Cuison Villazor at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Davis" title="University of California, Davis">University of California, Davis</a> law school said that the court's same-sex marriage ruling "should not be questioned" in American Samoa, and that "the Supreme Court's decision was pretty strong. ... I would think there are cultural barriers to begin with. The AG might present some other legal and social barriers, too." Omar Gonzales-Pagan of <a href="/wiki/Lambda_Legal" title="Lambda Legal">Lambda Legal</a> argued the territories are required to comply due to the supremacy of federal law, and that same-sex marriage "... is a question of individual right, individual liberty." Chimene Keitner, an expert on territorial issues at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Hastings_College_of_the_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="University of California, Hastings College of the Law">University of California, Hastings College of the Law</a>, said that for same-sex marriage to be recognized in American Samoa, there needs to be a voluntary decision or litigation. Litigation would require "plaintiffs who have been denied the right to marry and are willing to take a public position on that and challenge their inability to marry. Plaintiffs could also be those who were married elsewhere and want the marriage recognized in American Samoa."<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><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><p><a href="/wiki/Lambda_Legal" title="Lambda Legal">Lambda Legal</a> has asked any American Samoan same-sex couple, who has been denied a marriage license, to contact them or the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union" title="American Civil Liberties Union">American Civil Liberties Union</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Gay_and_Lesbian_Advocates_and_Defenders" class="mw-redirect" title="Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders">Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders</a> (GLAAD), or the <a href="/wiki/National_Center_for_Lesbian_Rights" title="National Center for Lesbian Rights">National Center for Lesbian Rights</a> immediately for assistance.<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><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 January 2016, former Attorney General Fiti Alexander Sunia was appointed the new district court judge. His appointment was unanimously confirmed by the <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Senate" title="American Samoa Senate">American Samoa Senate</a>. During the confirmation hearing, he was asked about the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage. He responded that he had not read the decision, and that the district court does not deal with this issue. He also said that he would not perform weddings for same-sex couples in his new assignment, unless the local marriage laws were first changed.<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> Currently, same-sex marriages are not licensed in American Samoa. </p><p>Under the <a href="/wiki/Respect_for_Marriage_Act" title="Respect for Marriage Act">Respect for Marriage Act</a> passed by the <a href="/wiki/117th_United_States_Congress" title="117th United States Congress">117th United States Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> in 2022, all territories, including American Samoa, are required to recognize, though not perform, same-sex marriages performed legally in another jurisdiction. The law requires same-sex and opposite-sex couples to be treated equally. </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=LGBT_rights_in_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gender identity and expression"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_American_Samoa" title="High Court of American Samoa">High Court of American Samoa</a> has held that birth certificates should only be altered to correct information that was erroneous at the time of recordation or to reflect a name change due to adoption. The Office of Vital Statistics has interpreted this ruling to cover applications from transgender individuals. The office will change the name on a birth certificate when presented with a name change order, and may change the gender marker on a birth certificate with medical documentation of the sex change.<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=LGBT_rights_in_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Living conditions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>American Samoa, like the neighboring country of <a href="/wiki/Samoa" title="Samoa">Samoa</a>, tends to be tolerant and accepting of <a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender">transgender</a> people and identities. There is a long-standing tradition of raising some boys as girls to play an important domestic role in Samoan communal life. Such individuals are known as the <i><a href="/wiki/Fa%27afafine" class="mw-redirect" title="Fa'afafine">fa'afafine</a></i>. Well known <i>fa'afafine</i> include artist <a href="/wiki/Dan_Taulapapa_McMullin" title="Dan Taulapapa McMullin">Dan Taulapapa McMullin</a>, football player <a href="/wiki/Jaiyah_Saelua" title="Jaiyah Saelua">Jaiyah Saelua</a>,<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> and beauty pageant <a href="/wiki/Marion_Malena" title="Marion Malena">Marion Malena</a>. </p><p>Nevertheless, American Samoan society is highly religious, and conservative attitudes regarding <a href="/wiki/Gender" title="Gender">gender</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sexuality" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexuality">sexuality</a> tend to dominate. Open displays of affection between couples, same-sex or opposite-sex, may offend.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Groups_and_organizations">Groups and organizations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBT_rights_in_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Groups and organizations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main LGBT organization in the territory is the Society of Fa'afafine in American Samoa (S.O.F.I.A.S.; <a href="/wiki/Samoan_language" title="Samoan language">Samoan</a>: <i lang="sm">Sosaiete o Fa'afafine i Amerika Sāmoa</i>). The association annually organizes events and festivals, and campaigns for the betterment of the <i><a href="/wiki/Fa%27afafine" class="mw-redirect" title="Fa'afafine">fa'afafine</a></i> community in American Samoa. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pride_festivals">Pride festivals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LGBT_rights_in_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Pride festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first <a href="/wiki/Pride_parade" title="Pride parade">Pride festival</a> in American Samoa was held in August 2016 in <a href="/wiki/Utulei,_American_Samoa" title="Utulei, American Samoa">Utulei</a>. Organized by the Society of Fa'afafine in American Samoa, the event included a pageant, and song, dance and poetry choral competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beauty pageants among the <i>fa'afafine</i> community are quite popular. Families generally turn up en masse to support their candidates for the title.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=LGBT_rights_in_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=8" 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 1980) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Equal age of consent (16) </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 1980) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Anti-discrimination laws in employment only </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" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services </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" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </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: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" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Same-sex marriage </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" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-usnews_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usnews-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Recognition of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere </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>Stepchild adoption by same-sex 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" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Joint adoption by same-sex 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" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </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>/<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" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (Most Transgender personnel allowed to serve openly since 2021)<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Transvestites allowed to serve openly in the military </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" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Intersex people allowed to serve openly in the military </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:X_mark.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="X"><img alt="X" 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" data-file-height="600" /></a></span>/<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> (Current DoD policy bans "Hermaphrodites" from serving or enlisting in the military)<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Right to change legal gender </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>Access to IVF for lesbians </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" 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" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Men_who_have_sex_with_men" title="Men who have sex with men">MSM</a> allowed to donate blood </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" data-file-height="600" /></a></span>/<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 2020; 3-month deferral period)<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<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=LGBT_rights_in_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=9" 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 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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href="/w/index.php?title=Masausi,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Masausi, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Masausi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masefau,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Masefau, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Masefau</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matu%CA%BBu,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Matuʻu, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Matuʻu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesepa" class="mw-redirect" title="Mesepa">Mesepa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nu%CA%BBuuli,_American_Samoa" title="Nuʻuuli, American Samoa">Nuʻuuli</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nua,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nua, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Nua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ofu-Olosega" title="Ofu-Olosega">Ofu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ofu-Olosega" title="Ofu-Olosega">Olosega</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Onenoa,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Onenoa, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Onenoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pagai" class="mw-redirect" title="Pagai">Pagai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pago_Pago" class="mw-redirect" title="Pago Pago">Pago Pago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pava%CA%BBia%CA%BBi,_American_Samoa" title="Pavaʻiaʻi, American Samoa">Pavaʻiaʻi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poloa,_American_Samoa" title="Poloa, American Samoa">Poloa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sa%CA%BBilele,_American_Samoa" title="Saʻilele, American Samoa">Saʻilele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satala,_American_Samoa" title="Satala, American Samoa">Satala</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Se%CA%BBetaga,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seʻetaga, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Seʻetaga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Si%CA%BBufaga,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Siʻufaga, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Siʻufaga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sili,_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Sili, American Samoa">Sili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taulaga" class="mw-redirect" title="Taulaga">Taulaga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tafuna,_American_Samoa" title="Tafuna, American Samoa">Tāfuna</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Ottoville,_American_Samoa" title="Ottoville, American Samoa">Ottoville</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taputimu,_American_Samoa" title="Taputimu, American Samoa">Taputimu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tula,_American_Samoa" title="Tula, American Samoa">Tula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utulei,_American_Samoa" title="Utulei, American Samoa">Utulei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Utumea_East,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Utumea East, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Utumea East</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Utumea_West,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Utumea West, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Utumea West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vailoatai,_American_Samoa" title="Vailoatai, American Samoa">Vailoatai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaitogi" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaitogi">Vaitogi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatia,_American_Samoa" title="Vatia, American Samoa">Vatia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States" style="text-align:left;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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vertical-align:top;">By entity</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><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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