Arkansas

Arkansas voters, unfortunately armed with little public education about the inequalities faced by same-sex couples, passed an anti-relationship recognition amendment in 2004. In 2008, the state passed a discriminatory anti-adoption and foster care measure.  State advocates continue to work to repeal discrimination and end the exclusion of same-sex couples from adoption and marriage.

Status: Anti-Relationship Recognition Constitutional Amendment

Groups Actively Working on Marriage

Center for Artistic Revolution: a 501(c)(3)-sponsored statewide organization that strives forFairness and Equality for ALL Arkansans

 

Blog Posts Related to Arkansas

Gay rights groups hit Mike Huckabee

Gay groups are lashing out at former Arkansas GOP Gov. Mike Huckabee for saying in a recent interview that he doesn’t support the freedom to marry, in part, because of the “ick factor.”

Scandal stirs legal questions in anti-gay cases

For years, George A. Rekers has held himself out as an expert witness in court on homosexuality, arguing in cases concerning the freedom to marry and gay adoption that gay men and lesbians lead dangerous lives and raise troubled children.

Now Dr. Rekers himself is under fire, raising new legal questions about his courtroom role.

Listen: Rosie O’Donnell takes on Mike Huckabee over adoptions by same-sex couples

Mike Huckabee appeared on Rosie O'Donnell's Sirius radio show Saturday to respond to his remarks regarding gay parents, adoption, and foster parents. You may recall that Huckabee recently gave an interview to a paper at the College of New Jersey in which he insulted gays who want to parent, telling them "children are not puppies."

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Resources Related to Arkansas

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

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

Arkansas Census Snapshot

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

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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