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Statewide Relationship Recognition
no Licenses marriages for same-sex couples.
no Honors marriages of same-sex couples from other jurisdictions
no Relationship recognition for same-sex couples: none.
  • 2000 The state’s Constitution is amended to say, “Only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in Nebraska. The uniting of two persons of the same sex in a civil union, domestic partnership, or other similar same-sex relationship shall not be valid or recognized in Nebraska.” See Neb. Constitution, Article I-29.

Statewide Employment Protections
no Private employment protections based on sexual orientation.
no Private employment protections based on gender identity.
no Public (state) employment protections based on sexual orientation.
no Public (state) employment protections based on gender identity.

See R.R.S. Neb. §§ 48-1101 (2002), 20-132 (2002) and 20-318 (2002).

Statewide Parenting Laws
Who May Adopt Any adult person. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-101(1)
Second Parent Adoptions Not permitted in In re Adoption of Luke, 263 Neb. 365, 2002 WL 360741 (March 8, 2002)
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7/28/2006
Lambda Legal and the ACLU Urge Federal Appeals Court to Reconsider Ruling Upholding Nebraska's Extreme Antigay Family Law
ST. LOUIS — In legal papers filed today, Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union will ask a federal appeals court to reconsider its July 14th ruling upholding an extreme Nebraska law that bans all protections for same-sex couples.
2/13/2006
Oral Arguments Held in Federal Appeals Court: Lambda Legal and ACLU Urge Court to Uphold Prior Ruling Striking Down Extreme Antigay Nebraska Law Banning All Protections for Same-Sex Couples
11/1/2005
ACLU and Lambda Legal Urge Federal Appeals Court to Uphold Ruling Striking Down Extreme Nebraska Law Banning All Protections for Same-Sex Couples
5/12/2005
Federal Court Strikes Down Nebraskas Anti-Gay-Union Law Banning Protections for Same-Sex Couples
1/1/2000
Brandon v. Richardson County
Historic case arguing for a sheriff's culpability for his acts in the murder of a transgender man

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