New Jersey

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Issues

• Domestic Violence
  2006 – Legislation pending
  • Domestic Violence
    Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral and include household members and dating partners
  • Second-Parent Adoption
    Appellate courts have ruled that the state adoption law permits second-parent adoption
  • Hate Crimes
    Has hate crime laws that include crimes based on sexual orientation
  • State Nondiscrimination Laws
    1992 – Laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation
  • Litigation
    Same-sex marriage case is pending

  Statewide LGBT Organizations

  Garden State Equality
  http://www.GardenStateEquality.org [1]

  NJ Lesbian and Gay Coalition
  http://www.njlgc.org [2]

  The Pride Center Of NJ
  http://www.pridecenter.org [3]

  LGBT Youth

  Bergen Rainbow Youth
  http://www.b-ray.org [4]

  HiTOPS
  http://hitops.org [5]

  Keeping It Safe
  http://www.camden-ahec.org/health/keeping-it-safe.html [6]

  Campus Resources

  Princeton University - LGBT Concerns Coordinator
  http://www.princeton.edu/lgbt [7]

  Rutgers - Office of Social Justice Education & LGBT Communities
  http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~divcoaff [8]

  Health and HIV/AIDS

  South Jersey AIDS Alliance
  http://www.southjerseyaidsalliance.org [9]