Connecticut

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Issues

• Domestic Violence
  Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral and include household members and dating partners
• Second-Parent Adoption
  Second-parent adoption is authorized by statute
• Hate Crimes
  Has hate crime laws that include crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity
• State Nondiscrimination Laws
  1991 – Laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation
• Litigation
  Same-sex marriage case is pending

Statewide LGBT Organizations

CT Coaltion for LGBT Civil Rights c/o CT Women's Education and Legal Fund
http://www.cwealf.org [1]

Love Makes a Family
http://www.lmfct.org [2]

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Campus Resources

University of Connecticut - Rainbow Center
http://www.rainbowcenter.uconn.edu [3]

Community Centers & Local LGBT Organizations

New Haven Gay and Lesbian Community Center
http://www.nhglcc.org [4]

Triangle Community Center
http://www.ctgay.org [5]

Health and HIV/AIDS

Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective
http://www.hglhc.org [6]

People of Color

Institute for Community Research
http://www.incommunityresearch.org [7]