On the books
The law, state by state
Enacted state laws that protect or restrict LGBTQ+ people, checked against public trackers. Read it beside the stories people have shared here — the paper and the lived experience rarely tell the same tale.
193laws recorded129protective64harmful
Pick a state
This is a starting point, not legal advice. Laws move quickly — open the source on any entry to read it yourself, and tell us if something looks out of date.