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402: 860: 723:(PRRI) poll found that 51% of Arkansas residents supported same-sex marriage, while 47% opposed it and 1% were unsure. The same poll found that 74% of Arkansans supported an anti-discrimination law covering sexual orientation and gender identity, while 24% were opposed. 2% were undecided. Furthermore, 55% were against allowing public businesses to refuse to serve LGBTQ people due to religious beliefs, while 43% supported allowing such religiously-based refusals. 1% were undecided. 505:, legislation that prohibits counties, municipalities or other political subdivisions in the state from adopting anti-discrimination ordinances that creates a protected classification or prohibits discrimination on a basis not contained in state law. On February 13, 2015, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed, with a 58 in favor, 21 voting against, 14 not voting, and 7 voting present. An emergency clause to the bill was rejected by the House. 716:(PRRI) poll found that 52% of Arkansas residents supported same-sex marriage, while 38% opposed it and 10% were unsure. The same poll found that 64% of Arkansans supported an anti-discrimination law covering sexual orientation and gender identity, while 27% were opposed. Furthermore, 53% were against allowing public businesses to refuse to serve LGBTQ people due to religious beliefs, while 41% supported allowing such religiously-based refusals. 3730: 3718: 360:, the Arkansas Supreme Court unanimously found that the measure "fails to pass constitutional muster" because it "directly and substantially burdens the privacy rights of 'opposite-sex and same-sex individuals' who engage in private, consensual sexual conduct in the bedroom by foreclosing their eligibility to foster or adopt children, should they choose to cohabit with their sexual partner." 1350: 33: 485:. In February 2017, the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down Fayetteville's anti-discrimination ordinance because it included sexual orientation and gender identity as protected categories. The court found that the ordinance contravened the act. Following the ruling, Fayetteville City Attorney Kit Williams said he would focus on challenging the constitutionality of the act. 384:
non-biological mother. The state appealed the ruling to the Arkansas Supreme Court. In December 2016, the state's Supreme Court ruled that the birth certificate law was constitutional. Supreme Court Judge Jo Hart wrote: "It does not violate equal protection to acknowledge basic biological truths". On June 26, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an unsigned opinion, in
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became Act 619. The previous February, the Arkansas state legislature had put it forth as SB270, to amend the definition of "sexual indecency with a child" to include any trans person using a public bathroom, locker room, changing room, or other public changing facility matching their gender identity
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found that the state statute that made sexual relations between people of the same gender a criminal act was unconstitutional because the law violated a fundamental right to privacy and failed to provide the equal protection of the laws. Previously, the courts had rejected multiple legal challenges
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that found the state's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. On May 15, he issued a final ruling that enjoined enforcement of the state's statutes prohibiting the licensing and recognition of same-sex marriages as well. The Arkansas Supreme Court stayed his ruling while it heard the appeal in
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On March 21, 2023, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a different law prohibiting trans people from using public school bathrooms that match their gender. The law will take effect in the summer of 2023. This made Arkansas the fourth state to pass a law about public school bathrooms, following
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In December 2015, a circuit judge found Arkansas' birth certificate law unconstitutional because it unfairly discriminated against same-sex couples. The law allowed the heterosexual non-biological father to be listed on his child(ren)'s birth certificates but refused that right for the homosexual
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statute that attaches penalties to criminal convictions when motivated by bias, but a state statute does allow victims to sue for damages or seek court-ordered relief for acts of intimidation, harassment, violence, or property damage "where such acts are motivated by racial, religious, or ethnic
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passed a bill to allow individuals to sue doctors, nurses or other health employees for gender-affirming healthcare provided to them as minors. After turning 18, the person has 15 years to sue—whereas lawsuits for other types of care generally must be filed within two years. On March 13, 2023,
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sued the state, and a federal judge blocked enforcement of the law so that the lawsuit could proceed. and a federal judge issued an injunction preventing the law from taking effect, saying the law would cause "irreparable harm" to minors if allowed to go into effect.
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passed a bill to legally ban transgender individuals from sports and athletics. Idaho and Mississippi already had similar laws, Idaho's having passed in 2020 and Mississippi's having passed earlier in March 2021. On March 25, the bill was signed into law by the
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In 1838, Arkansas instituted the first statute against homosexual activity with a provision which read: "Every person convicted of sodomy or buggery will be imprisoned in the state penitentiary for not less than five years nor more than 21 years." In 1864, the
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on individuals under the age of 18. (Sex reassignment surgery is not performed on minors in Arkansas.) Governor Asa Hutchinson vetoed the bill on April 5, calling it "overbroad" and "extreme", but the Legislature overrode his veto the next day. The
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and struck down the state's birth certificate law. In October, the state Supreme Court acknowledged that the state law was unconstitutional and ordered that married same-sex couples be treated equally in the issuance of birth certificates.
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Gender confirmation surgery, puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy and other transition-related healthcare for transgender people required to be covered under health insurance and state Medicaid policies
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sex descriptor. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration has issued such documentation since December 2010. In March 2024, the DFA rescinded its support of X descriptors for driver's licences.
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Two cities have enacted comprehensive anti-discrimination ordinances addressing both public and private employment discrimination on account of sexual orientation and gender identity. These are
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in November 2008, effective from January 1, 2009, to prohibit by statute cohabiting couples who are not in a recognized marriage from adopting and providing foster care. On April 7, 2011, in
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that bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional, effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States. Since then, same-sex couples in Arkansas have been allowed to legally wed.
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that laws banning same-sex marriage are unconstitutional, legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States nationwide including in Arkansas. Nonetheless, discrimination on the basis of
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overwhelmingly passed a "watered-down weak version" of a hate crimes bill - that does not include both "sexual orientation or gender identity" explicitly or implicitly. The
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signed the bill into law effective immediately. Only Wyoming and South Carolina as hold outs are yet to introduce or implement hate crime laws across the United States.
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while a minor is also inside. Subsequently, it was narrowed. In the final version, the misdemeanor depends on the intent of "arousing or gratifying a sexual desire".
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Transgender persons in prisons, jails, juvenile detentions, etc. required to be housed according to their gender identity and coverage of transition healthcare
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Since 1981, Arkansas law permits transgender people to amend their birth certificates upon receipt of a court order verifying that they have undergone
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animosity", not sexual orientation or gender identity. However, sexual orientation and gender identity are covered under U.S. federal law since the
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Transgender people allowed to use restrooms and other gender-segregated spaces that correspond with their gender identity
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On February 9, 2015, the Arkansas State Senate passed, with 24 voting in favor, 8 voting against, and 2 not voting, the
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Map of Arkansas counties and cities that have sexual orientation anti–employment discrimination ordinances before
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Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee, while Idaho and Iowa's approved bills had yet to be signed by their governors.
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Sexual orientation and gender identity covered in employment anti-discrimination laws statewide since 2020
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Transgender athletes allowed to participate in the sport of their gender identity (highly controversial)
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found the state's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional and stayed her ruling pending appeal.
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Public opinion on religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people by state: Arkansas
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Arkansas law does not address discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
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Chris Geidner, "Arkansas High Court Strikes Down State's 2008 Adoption Ban," April 7, 2011
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to cite their religious beliefs to deny healthcare to LGBT patients passed the
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became briefly legal through a court ruling on May 9, 2014, subject to court
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have similar policies but only ban sexual orientation-based discrimination.
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Arkansas Has Been Offering A Nonbinary Gender Option On State IDs For Years
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Besides male and female, Arkansas identity documents are available with an
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was not banned in Arkansas until the Supreme Court banned it nationwide in
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Arkansas Supreme Court blocks birth certificates for same-sex couples
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Gays, lesbians and bisexuals allowed to serve openly in the military
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signed the bill into law, and it went into effect on April 12, 2005.
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the
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Hate crime laws inclusive of sexual orientation and gender identity
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Arkansas bans same-sex marriage in both state statute and its state
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Intersex sex characteristics declassified as a physical deformity
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Public opinion on LGBT nondiscrimination laws by state: Arkansas
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Supreme Court upholds same-sex parents' birth certificate rights
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Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services
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state of Arkansas face legal challenges not experienced by non-
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Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
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Public opinion for LGBT anti-discrimination laws in Arkansas
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History of violence against LGBT people in the United States
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U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions
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Intersex minors protected from invasive surgical procedures
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Transgender people allowed to serve openly in the military
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transgender individuals in specific are explicitly banned)
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is usually required in order to access transition care)
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signed it into law. It will take effect in the summer.
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Public opinion on same-sex marriage by state: Arkansas
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Transgender identity declassified as a mental illness
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passed the bill, by a vote of 35–0 in favor. Governor
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Bathroom ban with sex offender registration penalties
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In support of the ban, Arkansas state representative
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Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state
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Smith 2969: 2961: 2956: 2948: 2943: 2938: 2933: 2925: 2920: 2916:Romer v. Evans 2912: 2907: 2898: 2892: 2883: 2879: 2878: 2873: 2871: 2870: 2863: 2856: 2848: 2841: 2840: 2821: 2799: 2773: 2747: 2730: 2710: 2684: 2644: 2629: 2614: 2599: 2573: 2547: 2530: 2505: 2491: 2465: 2428: 2402: 2388: 2370: 2356: 2330: 2297: 2271: 2253: 2239: 2225: 2211: 2185: 2159: 2140: 2124: 2101: 2074: 2048: 2034: 2014: 2000: 1975: 1949: 1935: 1915: 1901: 1887: 1873: 1851: 1821: 1803: 1784: 1766: 1747: 1715: 1689: 1675: 1661: 1650: 1636: 1618: 1600: 1577: 1564: 1546: 1520: 1509:. 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May 9, 2014 1402: 1398: 1392: 1390: 1386: 1380: 1372: 1366: 1362: 1359: 1356: 1355: 1351: 1347: 1344: 1343: 1339: 1335: 1330: 1326: 1323: 1322: 1319:(Since 1973) 1317: 1313: 1310: 1309: 1305: 1301: 1298: 1297: 1293: 1289: 1286: 1283: 1282: 1278: 1274: 1271: 1270: 1266: 1262: 1259: 1256: 1255: 1251: 1247: 1244: 1243: 1239: 1235: 1232: 1231: 1228:(Since 2024) 1226: 1222: 1219: 1216: 1215: 1211: 1206: 1202: 1199: 1198: 1193: 1189: 1186: 1185: 1181: 1177: 1174: 1173: 1170:(Since 2021) 1168: 1164: 1161: 1160: 1157:(Since 2011) 1155: 1151: 1148: 1147: 1144:(Since 2011) 1142: 1138: 1136: 1133: 1132: 1129:(Since 2011) 1127: 1123: 1120: 1119: 1115: 1106: 1104: 1101: 1100: 1096: 1092: 1089: 1088: 1084: 1079: 1069: 1066: 1065: 1062:(Since 2023) 1060: 1056: 1053: 1052: 1047: 1043: 1039: 1038: 1034: 1030: 1027: 1026: 1022: 1018: 1015: 1014: 1010: 1006: 1003: 1002: 998: 993: 989: 986: 985: 981: 972: 969: 968: 964: 955: 952: 951: 947: 938: 935: 934: 931:(Since 2020) 925: 923: 920: 919: 916:(Since 2002) 914: 910: 907: 906: 897: 895: 892: 891: 882: 870: 865: 856: 855: 850:Summary table 849: 837: 826: 821: 818: 817: 808: 797: 792: 789: 788: 779: 768: 763: 760: 759: 756:% no opinion 755: 753:% opposition 752: 749: 744: 739: 737:administered 734: 731: 730: 724: 722: 717: 715: 707: 705: 701: 698: 697:bathroom bill 690: 688: 686: 683: 678: 670: 668: 666: 661: 659: 654: 648: 644: 639: 636: 631: 627: 623: 619: 615: 607: 605: 603: 598: 590: 588: 585: 580: 578: 570: 568: 566: 563: 559: 555: 551: 543: 541: 539: 535: 527: 525: 523: 522: 516: 508: 506: 504: 503: 496: 488: 486: 484: 480: 476: 471: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 440: 410: 409: 403: 396: 394: 391: 387: 378: 376: 374: 370: 366: 361: 359: 358: 353: 345: 343: 341: 336: 334: 330: 329: 323: 320: 319: 314: 309: 307: 301: 293: 291: 289: 288:Mike Huckabee 285: 281: 277: 272: 270: 266: 262: 257: 252: 250: 248: 243: 240:, during his 239: 234: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 207: 205: 203: 202: 197: 193: 189: 188: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 150: 148: 141: 139: 135: 132: 130: 124: 121: 119: 115: 112:Family rights 110: 106: 105: 98: 96: 92: 88: 82: 80: 76: 72: 70: 66: 61: 57: 54: 52: 48: 43: 39: 34: 29: 25: 19: 16: 3733: 3714: 3557:Civil unions 3306:South Dakota 3296:Rhode Island 3291:Pennsylvania 3271:North Dakota 3069: (1986) 3064: 3038:federal laws 3021: 3003: 3000: (2020) 2987: 2984: (2018) 2979: 2976: (2016) 2971: 2968: (2015) 2963: 2955: (2013) 2950: 2932: (2003) 2927: 2919: (1996) 2914: 2906: (1958) 2901: 2834: 2824: 2814:December 31, 2812:. 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Index

Arkansas

Arkansas
US
Status
Legal since 2001
Gender identity
Military
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010
Discrimination protections
Bostock v. Clayton County
Recognition of relationships
Same-sex marriage since 2015
Obergefell v. Hodges
Adoption
Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Cole
U.S.
LGBTQ
Arkansas
Same-sex marriage
stays
appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Obergefell v. Hodges
sexual orientation
gender identity
Bostock v. Clayton County
Arkansas General Assembly
death
Arkansas Supreme Court

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