Alabama Adoption Law
Permits single LGBT individuals to petition to adopt? Yes.
Alabama law permits any unmarried adult or husband and wife to petition to adopt.
Alabama Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues
Issues a new or amended birth certificate? Yes.
Alabama law permits post-operative transsexuals born in Alabama to amend their birth records after
Alabama Custody and Visitation Law
Alabama courts use a parent’s sexual orientation to deny, restrict or modify custody and visitation. There are no reported or published opinions
Alabama Donor Insemination Law
Alabama law is silent on the issue of donor insemination performed on an unmarried woman. There is no provision regarding the legal rights or
Alabama Hate Crimes Law
Gender identity protected? No
No provision of Alabama state law addresses discrimination based on gender identity.
Sexual orientation protected? No
Alabama Healthcare Laws
Alabama law does not allow a same-sex partner to make a medical decision for an incapacitated partner in the absence of an express advance directive.Alabama Marriage/Relationship Recognition Law
Licenses marriages for same-sex couples? No.
Alabama law and the state constitution both state: “No marriage license shall be issued in the State
Alabama Non-Discrimination Law
Gender identity protected? No
No provision of Alabama state law addresses the protection of gender identity.
Sexual orientation protected? No
Alabama School Law
Protects transgender students? Not Explicitly
The Alabama Code does not mention specific protected categories under the safe school law. The code has
Alabama Sodomy Law
Alabama’s sodomy law was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26, 2003, as a result of the Court’s decision in Lawrence v. Texas, No.
Alabama Surrogacy Law
Summary: Alabama law does not directly address surrogacy, but at least one court has acknowledged the parental rights of non-biological
Alaska Adoption Law
Permits single LGBT individuals to petition to adopt? Yes.
Alaska law permits any unmarried adult or husband and wife to petition to adopt.
Alaska Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues
Issues a new or amended birth certificate? Yes.
Alaska law provides generally that its citizens may amend their birth certificates. It has been
Alaska Custody and Visitation Law
Custody and Visitation for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Parents
Alaska courts typically will not consider a parent’s sexual orientation in custody
