Your Rights as an LGBTQ+ person in New Hampshire
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) people have rights in New Hampshire.
Discrimination:
In New Hampshire,
state law bans discrimination in employment, credit, and housing, based on sexual orientation.
state law bans discrimination in public accommodations like restaurants or stores based on sexual orientation.
state law bans discrimination in employment,
and housing based on gender identity or expression.
state law bans discrimination in public accommodations like restaurants or stores based on gender identity or expression.
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Parenting:
In New Hampshire,
a single gay, lesbian, or bisexual person can adopt a child.
a person in a same-sex relationship can adopt their partner’s biological child.
state law provides other legal recognition of parent-child relationships.
Health Care:
In New Hampshire,
most insurers must cover transition-related health care.
there is no state-specific bulletin about transition-related health care.
state law bans discrimination in health care on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.
HIV/AIDS:
In New Hampshire,
it is not a crime to transmit HIV.
an HIV testing law protects against coerced and/or uninformed HIV testing.
state law protects privacy of HIV status.
state law bans discrimination based on HIV status.
Transgender Rights:
In New Hampshire,
there is a straightforward way to change gender on a driver’s license or state ID.
there is not a straightforward way to change gender on birth certificates.
a state law is in progress to ban discrimination in employment, credit, and housing, based on gender identity or expression.
a state law is in progress to ban discrimination in public accommodations (like restaurants or stores) based on gender identity or expression.
there is state guidance for schools on fair treatment for transgender students.
most insurers must cover transition-related health care.
there is no state-specific bulletin regarding transition-related health care.
Youth:
New Hampshire,
has state guidance for school on fair treatment for transgender students.
protects the formation of non-curricular Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA) groups in schools.
does not ban the practice of conversion therapy for minors.
Learn more from GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD).
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Author: GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)Date: July 2018