Arizona
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| Same-sex sexual activity legal? | Legal since 2001 |
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| Discrimination protections | None |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S. state of Arizona face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Arizona, but same-sex couples and families headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same protections available to opposite-sex married couples.
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[edit] Laws against homosexuality
The 2001 Arizona Equity Act repealed the state's sodomy laws.[1]
[edit] Recognition of same-sex relationships
Arizona has a statute that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. In 2006, voters defeated a ballot proposition to add a similar prohibition to the state constitution, the first time the voters of a U.S. state defeated such a proposal. A similar ballot proposition passed in November 2008.
The state recognizes no other form of same-sex relations and denies recognition to same-relations established in other jurisdictions.
Arizona has provided benefits to same-sex partners of state employees since 2008.[2] A 2009 statute made domestic partners of state employees ineligible for health benefits, but a group of state employees in same-sex relationships persuaded a federal District Court to issue an injunction preventing the law from taking effect. The statute and that injunction remain the subject of an ongoing lawsuit, Diaz v. Brewer.[3]
[edit] Adoption and parenting
Arizona permits adoption by individuals. There are no explicit prohibitions on adoption by same-sex couples or on second-parent adoptions.[4] However, state law requires adoption agencies to "give primary consideration to adoptive placement with a married man and woman". Agencies may place a child with a legally single person if it is in the child's best interest or if there is not a married couple available.[5]
[edit] Discrimination protection
Arizona law does not address discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.[6]
[edit] Hate crime
Arizona includes sexual orientation as a protected group covered by its hate crimes law. Gender identity is not included.[7]
[edit] Gender reassignment
Arizona will issue new birth certificates to post-operative transsexuals.[8]
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[edit] Organizations
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- ↑ Lee Walzer, Gay Rights on Trial: A Reference Handbook (2002), 82
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures: "States offering benefits for same-sex partners of state employees", accessed April 16, 2011
- ↑ MetroWeekly: Chris Geidner, "Ninth Circuit Keeps Arizona Law Ending Same-Sex Partner Health Benefits on Hold," September 6, 2011, accessed July 8, 2012
- ↑ Human Resources Campaign: Arizona Adoption Law, December 7, 2009, accessed April 10, 2011
- ↑ Brewer signs Arizona bill on adoption preference
- ↑ Human Resources Campaign: Arizona Non-Discrimination Law, March 14, 2009, accessed April 10, 2011
- ↑ Human Resources Campaign: Arizona Hate Crimes Law, October 3, 2008, accessed April 10, 2011
- ↑ Human Resources Campaign: Arizona Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues, March 27, 2007, accessed April 10, 2011
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