Election 2022: Nevada's Candidates on the Record on LGBTQ Issues
Early voting begins in Nevada on October 22, and voters will have the a choice between candidates of starkly differen
Nevada
September 29, 2022
by Lex Gilbert
What's happening in Nevada's November election? Everything you need to know.
GLAAD is working to ensure all LGBTQ voters and their allies are informed about upcoming midterm elections and e
June 18, 2015
Nevada to cover transgender health care for state employees starting in July
Starting July 1st 2015, Nevada state employees and their covered family members will have health coverage for transgender-related procedures and other medical expenses including mental health, hormone replacement therapy, and sex reassignment surgery.
December 22, 2014
Marriage Equality Victories in 2014
After 2013's SCOTUS ruling that struck down parts of the discriminatory "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA), 2014 saw great advancement for marriage equality in the United States as fifteen more states became places where same-sex couples can legally marry. Read more about the states that made marriage equality the law of the land this year below.
October 7, 2014
More marriage news: ID &NV marriage bans ruled unconstitutional
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that marriage bans in Idaho and Nevada were unconstitutional.
January 23, 2014
Nevada invokes tired old stereotypes to say everything that marriage is not
The Attorney General of Nevada, Catherine Cortez Masto (D), filed a 55-page brief with the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this week in which she urged that the state's ban on marriage equality--part of Nevada's constitution--be upheld. In this document, she expressed an interest "to protect and perpetuate traditional marriage," and proceeded to define "what marriage is not."
October 28, 2013
Nevada and Hawaii seek to overturn their states marriage equality ban in Federal Court
The Ninth Circuit Court will hear marriage equality cases from Nevada and Hawaii after district courts in those states declared that the bans on marriage equality were constitutional. A multitude of public figures, including Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie, submitted legal briefs to the court in support of marriage equality.
October 22, 2013
UFC partners with LGBT groups to promote HIV awareness
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada (The Center) are partnering together to launch the "Protect Yourself at All Times" campaign in response to the high rates of HIV-infection among those under 30.
April 23, 2013
Nevada State Senator Comes Out as the State Moves Closer to Marriage Equality
During debates over a proposed marriage equality amendment in the Nevada Senate, Senator Kelvin Atkinson came out as gay. The amendment could be up for a vote by Nevada residents in 2016.
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