Arizona
Statewide Relationship Recognition |
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| no | Licenses marriages for same-sex couples. |
| no | Honors marriages of same-sex couples from other jurisdictions |
| no | Relationship recognition for same-sex couples: No statewide recognition for same-sex couples but some local domestic partnership registries are available, including for example, in Phoenix and Tucson. |
- 2008 Arizona amends its constitution to provide that "Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state." See Arizona Const. art. 30, § 1.
- 1996 Arizona prohibits marriage between same-sex couples by statute, and prohibits recognition of lawfully married same-sex couples from other states or jurisdictions. See Arizona Revised Statutes § 25-101.
Statewide Employment Protections |
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| no | Private employment protections based on sexual orientation. |
| no | Private employment protections based on gender identity. |
| yes | Public (state) employment protections based on sexual orientation. |
| unclear | Public (state) employment protections based on gender identity. |
- 2003 Governor Janet Napolitano issues an executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation for state employees, see Executive Order 2003-22. However, Arizona does not have a state-wide law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, see Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-1463.
Statewide Parenting Laws |
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| Who May Adopt | Any adult. ARS § 8-103. |
| Second Parent Adoptions | Not yet permitted. |
| Notes | Consideration of bisexuality (among many other factors) approved in denial of pre-adoption certification in In re Appeal in Pima County Juvenile Action B-10489, 727 P.2d 830 (App. 1986). |
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