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Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of New Hampshire enjoy the same rights as non-LGBT residents,with most advances in LGBT rights occurring in the state within the past two decades. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in New Hampshire,and the state began offering same-sex couples the option of forming a civil union on January 1,2008. Civil unions offered most of the same protections as marriages with respect to state law,but not the federal benefits of marriage. Same-sex marriage in New Hampshire has been legally allowed since January 1,2010,and one year later New Hampshire's civil unions expired,with all such unions converted to marriages. New Hampshire law has also protected against discrimination based on sexual orientation since 1998 and gender identity since 2018. Additionally,a conversion therapy ban on minors became effective in the state in January 2019. Effective from January 1,2024,the archaic common-law "gay panic defence" will formally be abolished - by legislation implemented within August 2023.
Eric Stephen Schmitt is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Missouri since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Schmitt served as the 43rd Missouri Attorney General from 2019 to 2023.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Nevada enjoy the same rights as non-LGBT Nevadans. Same-sex marriage has been legal since October 8,2014,due to the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Sevcik v. Sandoval. Same-sex couples may also enter a domestic partnership status that provides many of the same rights and responsibilities as marriage. However,domestic partners lack the same rights to medical coverage as their married counterparts and their parental rights are not as well defined. Same-sex couples are also allowed to adopt,and state law prohibits unfair discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity,among other categories,in employment,housing and public accommodations. In addition,conversion therapy on minors is outlawed in the state.
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Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Minnesota have the same rights and responsibilities as non-LGBT people. Minnesota became the first U.S. state to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in 1993,protecting LGBT people from discrimination in the fields of employment,housing,and public accommodations. In 2013,the state legalized same-sex marriage,after a bill allowing such marriages was passed by the Minnesota Legislature and subsequently signed into law by Governor Mark Dayton. This followed a 2012 ballot measure in which voters rejected constitutionally banning same-sex marriage.
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- ↑ Weinberg, Tessa (2022-04-12). "Amid curriculum debates, sweeping 'parents' bill of rights' wins initial House approval". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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- ↑ Suntrup, Jack (2023-03-14). "Missouri effort to prohibit local bans on pet shops gains support". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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- ↑ Muckerman, Brooke (March 23, 2023). "Missouri legislation seeks to allow guns in places of worship". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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