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Alabama
Alabama, located in the South, is home to nearly 10,000 same-sex couples. From 1990 to 2006, the number of same-sex couples in Alabama increased by 897%, one of the largest state increases in the United States. Even though so many same-sex couples are living and coming out in Alabama, in 2006 Alabama voters approved an anti-marriage and anti-relationship recognition discriminatory constitutional amendment. State advocacy groups continue to work towards repealing marriage and relationship recognition discrimination and gaining the freedom to marry for the citizens of Alabama.
WHERE YOU CAN GO TO GET INVOLVED OR LEARN MORE:
Equality Alabama
Equality Alabama's mission is to advance full equality and civil rights for all the people of Alabama through education and action. Equality Alabama was formed by a group of concerned citizens who agreed to merge the efforts of GALAA, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance of Alabama, EBaH, Equality Begins at Home of Central Alabama and various private citizens who became concerned with the anti-gay rhetoric from Alabama's increasingly conservative politicians.
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LEGISLATIVE STATUS IN ALABAMA:
Your Community—Alabama
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
HRC presents resources, news, and the current marriage and
relationship recognition laws in each state.
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PUBLICATIONS:
Alabama Census Snapshot
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, this report provides demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Alabama.
Geographic Trends Among Same-Sex Couples in the U.S. Census and the
American Community Survey
Williams Institute
November 2007
Gary Gates at the Williams Institute released groundbreaking research
on the geographic trends among same-sex couples. The report finds the
biggest increases in Southern and Mountain states and states barring
legal acceptance of same-sex couples had larger percentage increases
in same-sex couples from 2000 to 2006.
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NEWS:
View news about the fight for the freedom to marry in Alabama.
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Williams Institute
December 2007
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, this report provides demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Alabama.
Read families’ stories about how marriage discrimination affects everyday life. These stories communicate, in concrete ways, how the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage hurts families and helps no one.
Start in The Marriage Basics to get short answers to your big questions about the freedom to marry, and learn more about the protections and responsibilities of marriage, the historical background for this civil rights movement, why separate is not equal, and so much more.
