Nevada
In 2002, Nevada voters passed an anti-marriage constitutional amendment. During the 2009 legislative session, a two-thirds majority of Nevada legislators voted overruling the Governor’s veto to create broad domestic partnerships which include all of the same protections and responsibilities that come with marriage at the state level. State advocacy groups continue to work to overturn discrimination and move towards true fairness and equality for Nevada's families.
Status: Broad Domestic Partnership, Anti-Marriage Constitutional Amendment
Blog Posts Related to Nevada
IRS tax change for domestic partners causes headaches
The Internal Revenue Service is requiring registered domestic partners and married same-sex couples to split their income equally on their federal tax forms. This change in policy toward what is known as community property has been anything but easy to implement. And tax professionals are warning LGBT couples they need to begin thinking about their taxes now to avoid headaches later.
For same-sex couples, a tax victory that doesn’t feel like one
A decision in May by the Internal Revenue Service that was hailed as a step toward equality for same-sex couples has instead become a headache for tens of thousands of gay and lesbian families in California.
Same-sex couples who are registered domestic partners — or who married during the brief legal window — are facing a new, more complicated tax status, one that has raised a litany of expensive concerns.
Record number of LGBT candidates elected to office
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund today announced that more openly LGBT candidates won election to public office in the U.S. in 2010 than in any year in America’s history.
Resources Related to Nevada
Nevada Census Snapshot
Demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Nevada.
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".