Tennessee

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Issues

• Marriage
  2006 – Anti-same-sex marriage constitutional amendment banned marriage for same-sex couples
1996 – Anti-same-sex marriage statute banned marriage for same-sex couples
• Domestic Violence
  Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral and include household members and dating partners
• 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

Tennessee Equality Project
http://www.tnep.org [1]

LGBT Youth

One-In-Teen Youth Services, Inc.
http://www.one-in-teen.org [2]

Community Centers & Local LGBT Organizations

Initiative: Fairness
http://www.mglcc.org/if [3]

Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center
http://www.mglcc.org [4]

Campus Resources

ALLIES of the University of Tennessee at Martin
http://mars.utm.edu/~allies [5]

Vanderbilt Lambda Association
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/lambda [6]