Florida

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Issues

• Marriage
  1997– Anti-same-sex marriage statute banned marriage and any other forms of partnership recognition for same-sex couples
• Domestic Violence
  Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral but apply to only household members
• Anti-Gay Parenting
  Laws prohibiting adoption (prohibits adoption by "homosexuals")
• Second-Parent Adoption
  It is unclear whether the state adoption law permits second-parent adoptions.
• Hate Crimes
  Has hate crime laws that include crimes based on sexual orientation

Statewide LGBT Organizations

Equality Florida
http://www.eqfl.org

Campus Resources

University of Florida - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Affairs
http://www.dso.ufl.edu/multicultural/lgbt

Community Centers & Local LGBT Organizations

G/L Community Center of South Florida
http://www.glccsf.org

LGBT Youth

Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, Inc.
http://www.jasmyn.org

Pridelines Youth Services
http://www.pridelines.org

YES Institute
http://www.yesinstitute.org

Religious Organizations

Kashi Ashram (Hindu)
http://www.kashi.org

Seventh-day Adventist Kinship Intl.
http://www.sdakinship.org