LGBT rights in the former United States
 Status of same-sex marriage and other types of same-sex partnerships in the Americas.
Same-sex marriage1
Other type of registered partnership1
Limited domestic recognition1
Foreign marriages recognized for residency only
Unrecognized
Constitution restricts marriage to opposite-sex couples
Unenforced ban on same-sex sexual activity 1May include recent laws or court decisions which have created legal recognition of same-sex relationships, but which have not entered into effect yet. |
Laws on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in the former United States are complex and varied by country and/or jurisdiction.
Rights by Nation
Midwest Union
Homosexuality is effectively banned throughout the Midwest Union, while homosexual marriage is not recognized in Michigan, adultery (any sex outside of marriage, in Midwestern law) is punishable with fines and jail time. In Dakota, Minnesota, Indiana, and Ohio, there is specific legislation against homosexual marriage, although it is barely enforced in Dakota, and in Wisconsin, Idaho, Indiana, and Missouri, homosexual intercourse is punishable with fines and jail time.
Statistics find that 40% of prosecutions for homosexuality-related adultery in the Midwest are deemed mistrials or innocent.[1]
Human Rights Activism
- ↑ I pulled it out of my ass.