LGBTQ rights in Wisconsin

LGBTQ rights in Wisconsin
Wisconsin (US)
Status	Legal since 1983
Gender identity	Sex change legal, but requires sex reassignment surgery
Discrimination protections	Sexual orientation in all areas (but gender identity only within government employment)[1]
Family rights
Recognition of relationships	Same-sex marriage since 2014 Domestic partnerships legal from 2009 to 2018
Adoption	Same-sex couples allowed to adopt

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Wisconsin enjoy most of the same rights as non-LGBTQ people. However, the transgender community may face some legal issues not experienced by cisgender residents, due in part to discrimination based on gender identity not being included in Wisconsin's anti-discrimination laws, nor is it covered in the state's hate crime law. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Wisconsin since October 6, 2014, when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal in the case of Wolf v. Walker. Discrimination based on sexual orientation is banned statewide in Wisconsin, and sexual orientation is a protected class in the state's hate crime laws. It approved such protections in 1982, making it the first state in the United States to do so.

Wisconsin is also the first state to have elected an LGBT U.S. senator, Democrat Tammy Baldwin. As of 2021, polls have found that about two-thirds of Wisconsinites support same-sex marriage.^[2]