Here's how legislation in every state affects trans youth

Stacker took a look at data from the M ovement Advancement Project on sexual orientation and gender identity policies that affect transgender youth and ranked all 50 states and Washington D.C.

Ranking states from most restrictive to the most protective for trans youth

#51. Tennessee

#50. Arkansas

#49. South Dakota

#48. Alabama

#47. Mississippi

#46. Oklahoma

#45. Louisiana

#43. Georgia (tie)

#43. South Carolina (tie)

#42. Texas

#41. Missouri

#40. Wyoming

#39. Arizona

#38. Idaho

#35. Montana (tie)

#35. Nebraska (tie)

#35. West Virginia (tie)

#33. Florida (tie)

#33. North Carolina (tie)

#32. Indiana

#31. Kansas

#30. Ohio

#29. Kentucky

#28. North Dakota

#27. Utah

#26. Pennsylvania

#25. Iowa

#24. Alaska

#23. Wisconsin

#22. Michigan

#21. Delaware

#20. Virginia

#19. New Hampshire

#18. New Mexico

#17. Maryland

#16. Hawaii

#15. Rhode Island

#13. Massachusetts (tie)

#13. Minnesota (tie)

#12. Illinois

#10. Washington D.C. (tie)

#10. Vermont (tie)

#9. Oregon

#8. Washington

#6. Maine (tie)

#6. New Jersey (tie)

#5. Connecticut

#4. Nevada

#3. New York

#2. California

#1. Colorado

Here's how legislation in every state affects trans youth

#51. Tennessee

#50. Alabama

#49. South Dakota

#48. Arkansas

#47. Oklahoma

#46. Mississippi

#45. Louisiana

#44. South Carolina

#43. Texas

#42. Georgia

#41. Missouri

#40. Arizona

#39. Wyoming

#38. Florida

#37. Nebraska

#36. Montana

#35. Idaho

#34. Indiana

#33. West Virginia

#32. Kansas

#31. Kentucky

#30. Alaska

#29. Ohio

#28. North Carolina

#27. Utah

#26. North Dakota

#25. Pennsylvania

#24. Iowa

#23. Wisconsin

#22. Michigan

#21. Virginia

#20. New Mexico

#19. Delaware

#18. New Hampshire

#17. Maryland

#16. Rhode Island

#15. Hawaii

#14. Minnesota

#13. Massachusetts

#12. Illinois

#11. Washington

#10. Oregon

#8. Vermont (tie)

#8. Washington D.C. (tie)

#7. Connecticut

#6. New Jersey

#5. New York

#3. Maine (tie)

#3. Nevada (tie)

#2. Colorado

#1. California

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