Hawaii

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Issues

• Marriage
  1998– Anti-same-sex marriage statute passed by state legislature prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying
1998– Anti-same-sex marriage constitutional amendment giving the legislature the power to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples

• Domestic Violence
  Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral and include household members and dating partners
• Second-Parent Adoption
  Trial courts have granted second-parent adoptions
• 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

Statewide LGBT Organizations

Marriage Project Hawaii
http://members.tripod.com/~mphawaii [1]

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Campus Resources

University of Hawai'i at Manoa - LGBT Student Services Office
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~lgbtq [2]

Health and HIV/AIDS

LIFE Foundation
http://www.lifefoundation.org [3]

Religious Organizations

American Friends Service Committee
http://www.afsc.org/lgbt/default.htm [4]