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State-legislated age of consent laws and marriage age laws are inconsistent in relation to one another. In some states, it is possible for a minor to legally marry even if they are below the age of consent in that state. Between 2000 and 2018, nearly 300,000 minors were legally married in the United States.
In one state, Florida, a person who is 20 cannot marry a person under 18 years old. In 3 states – Georgia, Tennessee and Ohio – a person who is 22 cannot marry a person under 18 years old. Indiana is nearly the same, although a person who is 21 can marry a person who is 17 years old. Minimum age in 50 states:
The law prohibits licensed health care providers from practicing conversion therapy on minors within the state. [70] 17. [71] Colorado: May 31, 2019: August 2, 2019: Legislative statute On February 19, 2019, the Colorado House of Representatives passed HB19-1129, [72] which would ban conversion therapy on minors, with a vote of 42–20.
Indiana’s law was enacted in the spring of 2023 amid a national push by GOP-led legislatures to curb LGBTQ+ rights. It was slated to go into effect on July 1, 2023, but the month before, U.S ...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sought the temporary injunction in its legal challenge of the Republican-backed law. Federal judge blocks much of Indiana's ban on gender-affirming ...
Indiana’s ban on transition care for minors can take effect, an appeals court ruled Tuesday, issuing a stay on the district court’s ruling that blocked parts of the law last summer.
The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the State of Indiana in April 2023 challenging the law, alleging that the law violates the U.S. Constitution as well as the federal requirements of the Medicaid Act and the Affordable Care Act. [5] In June 2023, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction blocking much of the law from going into effect. [6]
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