Arizona

In the 2006 election, Arizona's proposed anti-marriage constitutional amendment was defeated by the electorate. With this,Arizona became the first state to reject an anti-marriage constitutional amendment, by a margin of 51 percent to 49 percent. Over 15,000 same-sex couples live in Arizona, which has had a 649% increase of these couples in the last 16 years. State advocacy organizations are hard at work promoting fairness and the freedom to marry in Arizona. 

Unfortunately, Arizona faced another attempt at writing anti-marriage discrimination into their state constitution on the November 2008 ballot, and this time lost.

Status: Anti-Relationship Recognition Constitutional Amendment
 
Groups Actively Working on Marriage

Equality Arizona: the state's largest LGBT civil rights organizationworking to secure, protect and defend the rights and welfare oflesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Arizona

Blog Posts Related to Arizona

A liberal religious renaissance?

The Rev. John A. Buehrens (a Freedom to Marry Voice for Equality) serves as a guest blogger on Steven Levingston's "Political Bookworm".

He discusses the fact, both here and in his new book, “A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion in the 21st Century,” written with theology professor Rebecca Ann Parker, that while some observers see religion and conservatism as inextricably connected, religion in America actually has a progressive, liberal history.

Worlds apart

Federal law gives gay citizens with foreign partners tough choices: Leave the U.S.A. Lose your love. Break the law.

Press Release: LGBT rights groups and allies join outcry against anti-immigrant measure in Arizona

More than 20 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality groups and allies today issued a joint statement regarding Arizona's S.B. 1070.

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Resources Related to Arizona

Results from Ballot Measures in AZ, AR, CA, CT and FL

Find results for states with anti-gay ballot measures in the 2008 election.

Arizona Census Snapshot

Demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Arizona.

Geographic Trends Among Same-Sex Couples in the U.S. Census and the American Community Survey

Groundbreaking research showing a huge increase in same-sex couples identifying themselves as "unmarried partners".

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