LGBT rights in Arizona
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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.
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.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
state of Arizona face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, but same-sex couples and families headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same protections available to opposite-sex married couples.
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. A similar ballot propositionArizona Proposition 102 (2008)
Arizona Proposition 102 was an amendment to the constitution of the state of Arizona adopted by a referendum held in 2008. It added Article 30 of the Arizona Constitution, which says:"Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state."- Overview :On...
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.