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State

    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    Unknown
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✔ Recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    Ambiguous
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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Public Opinion

Support for LGBT protections by US state

Ranked #1 out of 50 regions surveyed. (Source: PRRI, 2018)

Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing?"

 
Favor (68%)

Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people

Ranked #1 out of 50 regions surveyed. (Source: PRRI, 2018)

Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing a small business owner in your state to refuse to provide products or services to gay or lesbian people, if doing so violates their religious beliefs"

 
Oppose (56%)

Support of same-sex marriage by US state

Ranked #21 out of 51 regions surveyed. (Source: Pew Research, 2014)

Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"

(36%) Oppose
Favor (56%)

Support of homosexuality by US state

Ranked #17 out of 51 regions surveyed. (Source: Pew Research, 2014)

Question: "Which statement comes closer to your own views: homosexuality should be accepted by society OR homosexuality should be discouraged by society?"

(26%) Oppose
Support (63%)

History

Homosexual activity in Arizona

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Homosexual activity in Arizona is legal.

Current status
Since May 8, 2001
Legal
Legislative repeal, effective 2001.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Arizona House Bill 2016 (1st Session). Repeals statutes 13-1411 and 13-1412 of the Arizona State Law. Signed by Governor Jane Dee Hull 5/8/2001. azleg.state.az.us/legtext/4…
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Same-sex marriage in Arizona

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Same-sex marriage in Arizona is legal.

Current status
Since Oct 17, 2014
Legal
Arizona became legal when the state attorney announced that he will not appeal the decision made by federal court.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
azcentral.com/story/news/ar…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Arizona

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Arizona is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Right to change legal gender in Arizona

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Right to change legal gender in Arizona is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
To change birth certificates. Changes pending. Missing Non binary options on documents.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/i…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Arizona

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Arizona is recognized.

Current status
Since Oct 2020
Recognized
Arizona residents can change their gender marker to an X on their driver's license, provided they can show a government issued ID with the same marker.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
kjzz.org/content/1721143/no…
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LGBT discrimination in Arizona

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LGBT discrimination in Arizona is no protections.

Current status
No protections
As of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment. However, state employees are provided with domestic partner benefits. Additionally, state employees are protected from discrimination based upon sexual orientation only.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrc-assets.s3-website-us-ea…
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Aug 10, 2016–Sep 9, 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Only state protections for sexual orientation. Sexual orientation under state hate crime law. As well under sex discrimination under Section VII. Also under federal hate crime law for sexual orientation and gender identity. State discrimination protections state wide pending. Gender identity discrimination protection under Schwenk v. Hartford. Full employment discrimination protections pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/n…


lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/f…
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Until Aug 10, 2016
Illegal in some contexts
only locally in Arizona.
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Until Aug 10, 2016
Illegal in some contexts
only locally in Arizona.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Until Aug 10, 2016
Illegal in some contexts
only locally in Arizona.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Arizona

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LGBT employment discrimination in Arizona is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no legal protections from employment discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identification. However, state public employees are protected from discrimination based upon sexual orientation only, and they are allow access to domestic partner benefits.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrc-assets.s3-website-us-ea…
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Jan 1, 2017–Sep 7, 2018
Ambiguous
Only for state employment for sexual orientation. As well state hate crime law for sexual orientation. under federal hate crime law for sexual orientation and gender identity. state discrimination protections pending state wide.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/p…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Arizona

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LGBT housing discrimination in Arizona is no protections.

Current status
No protections
This state does not provide any legal protections from discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.

However, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrc-assets.s3-website-us-ea…
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Jan 1, 2012–Sep 9, 2018
Ambiguous
Cities and under the ruling of Section VII sex discrimination contains sexual orientation and gender identity. sexual orientation under hate crime law.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/p…
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Same-sex adoption in Arizona

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Same-sex adoption in Arizona is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Apr 18, 2011
Ambiguous
While same-sex adoption is legal in Arizona, 2011 Ariz Legis Serv. 147 (S.B. 1188) gives preference to "a married man and woman" over an individual. Thus, the preference for married individuals not only discriminates against unwed individuals of all orientations, but the wording also carries allows for discrimination against LGBT couples. Second parent adoption is not permitted for same-sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
aclu.org/files/assets/aclu_…
www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/arizona
Arizona §25.23.020
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Jan 1, 2015–Sep 7, 2018
Legal
Under state and federal law.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/p…
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Serving openly in military in Arizona

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Serving openly in military in Arizona is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 20, 2011
Legal
Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
army.mil/dadt/
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Blood donations by MSMs in Arizona

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Blood donations by MSMs in Arizona is banned (3-month deferral).

Current status
Since Apr 2, 2020
Banned (3-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
fda.gov/regulatory-informat…
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Dec 21, 2015–Apr 2, 2020
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one year deferral guidance.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biol…
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1983–Dec 21, 2015
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Ban on blood donations from MSMs applies to any man who has had sex, even once, with another man on or after January 1, 1977.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVacci…
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Conversion therapy in Arizona

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Conversion therapy in Arizona is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nclrights.org/bornperfect-l…

nclrights.org/bornperfect-t…

hrc.org/resources/entry/the…
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Sep 7, 2016–Sep 19, 2018
Ambiguous
in a few cities. an in one county. Not criminalized state wide.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/p…
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Equal age of consent in Arizona

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Equal age of consent in Arizona is equal.

Current status
Equal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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