LGBT rights in Alaska
LGBT rights in Alaska | |
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Same-sex sexual intercourse legal status | Legal since January 1, 1980 |
Gender identity/expression | Sex change legal |
Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation covered in public employment |
Family rights | |
Recognition of relationships |
Same sex marriage legal since October 12, 2014 (Hamby v. Parnell) |
Adoption |
Legal since October 12, 2014 (Hamby v. Parnell) |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Alaska face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT Alaskans.
Law regarding same-sex sexual activity
Alaska repealed its sodomy law in January 1, 1980.[1]
Same-sex marriage
Adoption rights
Alaska permits adoption by same-sex couples.
Discrimination protections
State level
An executive order prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in state employment since 2002. There is no provision for gender identity in any law.[2] In 2015, representative Andy Josephson filed a bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity,[3] the bill is HB 19 and has two co-sponsors.[4] The University of Alaska prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation as well as gender identity.
Local level
The municipalities of Anchorage and Juneau cover sexual orientation and gender identity in public and private employment, public accommodations, and housing.[5][6] Anchorage's Proposition 1 would have stripped protections for transgender individuals in that city if it had passed; however, it was rejected by voters on April 3, 2018.[7]
Hate crime law
State law does not address hate crimes based on gender identity or sexual orientation.[8]
Sex change
Transgender persons born in Alaska may request an amended birth certificate with a corrected name and sex after undergoing sex reassignment surgery.
Summary table
Same-sex sexual activity legal | ||
Equal age of consent | ||
Recognition of same-sex marriages | ||
Recognition of same-sex couples | ||
Step-child adoption by same-sex couples | ||
Joint adoption by same-sex couples | ||
Right to change legal gender | ||
Equal access to IVF | ||
Commercial surrogacy | ||
Sexual orientation | Gender identity or gender expression | |
Anti-discrimination laws in public employment | ||
Anti-discrimination laws in private employment | ||
Anti-discrimination laws in the public accommodations | ||
Anti-discrimination laws in the housing | ||
Anti-discrimination laws in the credit and lending services | ||
Hate crime law | ||
Ban on conversion therapy |
See also
References
- ↑ "Alaska Sodomy Law". Hrc.org. March 12, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ↑ Human Rights Campaign: Alaska Non-Discrimination Law AO-96 (S-1) Archived March 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine., accessed May 15, 2011
- ↑ Bowman, Bonney (12 March 2015). "Alaska ranks low on LGBT discrimination issues". KTVA Alaska. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "An Act adding to the powers and duties of the State Commission for Human Rights; and relating to and prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression". Alaska State Legislature. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Anchorage Passes Non-Discrimination Ordinance, Forty Percent of Alaska Now Protected." Human Rights Campaign, 30 Sept. 2015. Web. 11 Oct. 2015. <http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/anchorage-passes-non-discrimination-ordinance-forty-percent-of-alaska-now-p>.
- ↑ "Juneau Assembly passes long-awaited equal rights ordinance". Alaska Republic. 23 August 2016.
- ↑ Kelly, Devin (September 29, 2015). "Anchorage Assembly passes LGBT rights law". Anchorage Daily News.
- ↑ Human Rights Campaign: Alaska Hate Crimes Law Archived May 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine., accessed May 15, 2011