In Your State: Nevada
Statewide Relationship Recognition |
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| no | Licenses marriages for same-sex couples. |
| no | Honors marriages of same-sex couples from other jurisdictions |
| yes | Relationship recognition for same-sex couples: Domestic partnerships. |
- 2009 The state creates domestic partnerships, which provide nearly all the same legal rights and responsibilities of spouses under state law. See Nevada Revised Statutes §§ 122A.010 et seq.
- 2002 The state’s Constitution is amended to say “Only a marriage between a male and female person shall be recognized and given effect in This state.” See Nevada Constitution, Article 1 § 21.
Statewide Employment Protections |
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| yes | Private employment protections based on sexual orientation. |
| yes | Private employment protections based on gender identity. Effective Oct. 1, 2011. |
| yes | Public (state) employment protections based on sexual orientation. |
| yes | Public (state) employment protections based on gender identity. Effective Oct. 1, 2011. |
See Nevada Revised Statutes §§ 610.185, 613.340, 613.405, 613.330 and 338.125.
Statewide Parenting Laws |
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| Who May Adopt | Any adult person or any two persons married or domestically partnered to each other. NRS 127.030 |
| Second Parent Adoptions | Approved in lower courts. Statute also permits step-parent adoptions by registered domestic partners. |
| Notes | |
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