sexual orientation Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. These attractions are generall ...

gender identity Gender identity is the personal sense of one's own gender. Gender identity can correlate with a person's assigned sex or can differ from it. In most individuals, the various biological determinants of sex are congruent, and consistent with the i ...

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, Ocean Grove,

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, and Cape May among others. Opinion polls have shown very high levels of support for same-sex marriage.

Legality of same-sex sexual activity

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was a capital crime in New Jersey from when the

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took control of the province from the Dutch. When the province was divided into East and

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Jersey, the

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-dominated West maintained a criminal code that was silent on the issue of sodomy. After reunification and

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, New Jersey abrogated the colonial

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, but created its own statuary sodomy law, the penalties for which were often modified. Court decisions in New Jersey gradually restricted the application of sodomy laws to exclude first married couples, and then all heterosexual sexual relations. In the last court case in this series, ''State v. Ciuffini'' (1978), a state appellate court struck down the state's sodomy laws as unconstitutional, finding that "the individual's right of personal privacy and autonomy prevail over the state's right to regulate private sexual conduct." New Jersey repealed its sodomy law in 1978.

Freedom of assembly

From its establishment in 1933, the

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regularly harassed LGBT bar patrons. It interpreted a regulation preventing licensees from serving "any known criminals, gangsters, racketeers, swindlers, prostitutes, female impersonators or other persons of ill repute" to revoke the

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s of bars serving a predominantly homosexual customer base. In 1967, a state court invalidated this interpretation in ''One Eleven Liquors, Inc. vs. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Commission''. In June 2021, the New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal made an official apology for the state's harassment of bar keepers and patrons.

Recognition of same-sex relationships

Marriage, as the popular vehicle of state recognition of relationships, is mentioned in 850 of New Jersey's statutes. Marriage between persons of the same sex, however, are not mentioned in the statutes, which do not ban it either. The statutes were challenged in ''

Lewis v. Harris ''Lewis v. Harris'', 188 N.J. 415; 908 A.2d 196 (N.J. 2006), is a New Jersey Supreme Court case that held that the state's marriage laws violated the rights of same-sex couples to equal protection of the law under the state constitution. Four of ...

'' (2006), where the

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chose civil unions over marriage in the resulting mandate for equal rights and responsibilities of marriage for same-sex couples. Same-sex couples legally married in another state or country may be divorced in New Jersey, a Superior Court has ruled. New Jersey has provided benefits to same-sex partners of state employees since 2004. Following a court decision on September 27, the state, effective October 21, 2013, has recognized and performed same-sex marriages. Governor Chris Christie attempted to appeal this decision to the New Jersey Supreme Court but on October 19, 2013 the court turned down his appeal and the lower court's ruling stands.

2021 Legislation

In December 2021, New Jersey passed and implemented legislation to legally codify and protect

same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same Legal sex and gender, sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being ...

- just in case if future federal conservative court rulings (as a possibility) make

same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same Legal sex and gender, sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being ...

illegal again. On January 10, 2022 the Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy signed the bill into law and automatically went into effect immediately - to officially codify same-sex marriage within New Jersey.

Adoption and parenting

New Jersey never had a policy of denying adoption of children based on sexual orientation, however, the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services had a policy of denying consent to joint adoption by unmarried couples. This was changed in 1997. The sexual orientation of parents is not necessarily considered a dispositive factor in considering the best interests of the child, be they prospective in adoption or current in child custody cases. In January 2020, New Jersey with a signature from Governor Phil Murphy implemented new adoption and child welfare laws - that immediately streamlined and reduced burdensome red tape for LGBT singles and couples. There are no legal restrictions on lesbians getting IVF access. Since 2011, bills have been introduced and passed by the

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with no "veto-proof margins" to legally allow

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several times, but were immediately

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by

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Chris Christie. Then in May 2018, the

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passed (Assembly voted 51-16 and Senate voted 25-10) a bill to legally allow

commercial surrogacy Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to delivery/labour for another person or people, who will become the child's parent(s) after birth. People may seek a surrogacy arrangement when pregnan ...

with "veto-proof margins". Governor Phil Murphy on May 30, 2018 signed the bill into law and went into effect since January 1, 2019. Several U.S. jurisdictions have similar surrogacy contract laws.

Discrimination protections

Law Against Discrimination

New Jersey's ''Law Against Discrimination'' was amended in 1991 to include "affectional or sexual orientation" and in 2006 to include "gender identity and expression" as prohibited categories of discrimination. The law prohibits discrimination in employment and public accommodations, which the New Jersey Supreme Court took to be as broad as including the

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for its public dealings, which was reversed by the

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in ''

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''. The ''New Jersey Law Against Discrimination'' also protects individuals from discrimination based upon a perceived sexual orientation. On July 27, 2015, the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America, ratified a resolution that removes the national restriction on openly gay adult leaders and employees.

Hate crimes

Enhanced penalties are available for crimes committed in New Jersey with a bias based on the presumed sexual orientation and gender identity or expression of the victim, as well as sensitivity training sentencing options for judges. The

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New Jersey division also reports gender X (alongside male and female) since June 2021, on criminal justice and investigation procedures - directly from the attorney general. In March 2021, a bill (A-4833) passed by a vote of 71-0 in the lower house of New Jersey legally banning "bias and intimidation" crimes - based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill is yet to be voted on in the New Jersey Senate.

LGBTIQ+ Seniors Bill of Rights

In March 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill into law effective immediately - that implemented an "LGBTIQ+ Seniors Bill of Rights".

Police licensing and patients data law

In July 2022, a bill was signed into law by the

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that would implement a police licensing system within New Jersey - that explicitly includes sexual orientation and gender identity anti-discrimination protections. Also since July 2022, New Jersey implemented another law passed by the New Jersey General Assembly and signed by the

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- to protect sexual orientation and gender identity "data of patients records within state run hospitals" and further enhance privacy protections therein for related purposes.

Conversion therapy

In June 2013, the

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passed legislation making sexual orientation change efforts (

conversion therapy Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to align with heterosexual and cisgender norms. In contrast to evidence-based medicine and cli ...

) illegal when directed at minors. Governor Chris Christie signed the legislation on August 19. New Jersey was the second U.S. state to enact such legislation, after California. Represented by the Liberty Counsel, practitioners of conversion therapy, including the

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and the

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, challenged the law in federal court. They lost in District Court on November 8, 2013, and again on appeal to the

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on September 11, 2014. They asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their appeal on December 3, which declined to do in May 2015. In another case heard in Hudson County, a judge ruled that those who promote the therapy by claiming to cure a disorder are committing

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. In 2019, anti-LGBT group Liberty Counsel made another attempt to challenge the constitutionality of New Jersey's ban on conversion therapy, in the case of ''King v. Murphy''. On April 15, 2019, the

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declined to hear the challenge, thereby upholding New Jersey's ban on conversion therapy.

Gender identity and expression

Since February 1, 2019, transgender persons may request an amended

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with a corrected name and sex without undergoing

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or any medical procedures. On June 28, 2015, the New Jersey General Assembly passed (Senate by a vote of 30-6 and the House by a vote of 51-23) a bill to make it easier for people on the basis of

gender identity Gender identity is the personal sense of one's own gender. Gender identity can correlate with a person's assigned sex or can differ from it. In most individuals, the various biological determinants of sex are congruent, and consistent with the i ...

and

intersex Intersex people are individuals born with any of several sex characteristics including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical bina ...

status, access and/or change to their birth certificates without any surgery. Republican Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie as expected,

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ed the bill on August 10, 2015. This was the second time he had vetoed the same bill, that was passed two years prior. Three additional votes were required in the Assembly for a successful veto override to implement the

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. In May 2018, the

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passed 3 transgender rights bills. The 3 bills set up and established a "Transgender Equality Task Force", repealed the legal requirement for sex reassignment surgery on

birth certificates A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a person. The term "birth certificate" can refer to either the original document certifying the circumstances of the birth or to a certified copy of or representation of the ensuin ...

, created a

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category on official documents (labelled as " X"), and included transgender and intersex people on

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. In June 2018, following passage in the Legislature, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law all 3 bills.Garden State Equality: Governor Murphy Signs Signature Trans Equality Bills
/ref> The birth certificate law went into effect the first day of the seventh month after approval (i.e. February 1, 2019), whilst the death certificate law went into effect on July 4, 2018, and the "Transgender Equality Task Force" law went into force immediately.

Drivers licenses

Since February 2020, individuals no longer need a doctor's note to change a sex marker from M to F or from F to M for individual's driver licenses and I.D.s across

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. Since April 2021, a

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went into effect regarding three sex markers of X, M and F availability for individual's driver licenses and I.D.s across

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.

Executive order on name changes

In November 2022, the Governor of New Jersey signed an executive order to allow transgender individuals privacy, dignity and confidentiality when formally changing a legal name on forms and documents.

Executive order on gender-affirming healthcare

In April 2023, the Governor of New Jersey signed an executive order legally protecting and defending gender-affirming healthcare within New Jersey borders - for any transgender individuals who want or need access and services (including interstate).

LGBTQ friendly business policy development

In 2024, New Jersey passed laws that codified an 2021 executive order - to implement "LGBTQ friendly business policy development". Canada, California and New York State have similar schemes on LGBTQ business policy development.

Educational inclusion

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(or "family life education") is mandatory in all New Jersey public schools. Under state law, the lessons must be current, medically accurate and supported by extensive research. They should also be developmentally appropriate, gender- and

culturally-sensitive Cultural sensitivity, also referred to as cross-cultural sensitivity or cultural awareness, is the knowledge, awareness, and acceptance of other cultures and others' cultural identities. It is related to cultural competence (the skills needed for ...

, and bias-free. The class covers a range of topic, including human relationships and sexuality, the prevention of unhealthy sexual behaviors that might lead to

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s, consent, abstinence, and the demands of

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and parenting. Discussions on

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are required from the end of eighth grade (age 13-14), and include tolerance and sensitivity, harassment, name-calling and stereotyping. In fourth grade (age 9-10), students are taught that "there are different kinds of families; family members have different roles and responsibilities; and families share love, values, and traditions, provide emotional support for each other, and set boundaries and limits". Parents may choose to have their child(ren) opt out if the class is "in conflict with his or her conscience or sincerely held moral or religious beliefs". Anti-LGBT bullying is also prohibited in New Jersey schools, and all schools are required to post and distribute their anti-bullying policies. The Pride Center of New Jersey opened its doors in 1994 support the social needs of the LGBT community and youth across the state. In September 2018, New Jersey issued guidance to schools to promote transgender-friendly policies on the use of names and pronouns, participation in activities, use of facilities and student records. In January 2019, Governor Murphy signed into law a bill requiring public schools in the state to teach about "the political, economic and social contributions of individuals who are

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. As of the 2020–2021 school year, schools must teach LGBT history. The law compels the inclusion of the contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people into educational textbooks and the social studies curricula in the state. It also amended existing education and bullying laws by adding "sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability and religion" - alongside race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, and color that schools are prohibited from sponsoring negative activities about or teaching students about in an adverse way. In December 2020, the

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passed another mandatory diversity within all New Jersey schools bill. The bill was signed into law on March 1, 2021.

School districts outing students

In June 2023, several school districts within New Jersey passed policies and motions that

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students (who are transgender and non-binary) to their parents. This "potentially violates" New Jersey discrimination and hate crime legislation. School boards in Middletown, Marlboro, and Manalapan-Englishtown within New Jersey, all have adopted immediate "parent notification policies" so far. The New Jersey Attorney's General office is commencing a

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- to block these policies.

Gay panic defense

In January 2020, the

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unanimously passed during a

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bill A1796 (by a vote of 73-0 in the lower house and 39-0 in the upper house), banning or substantially limiting the so called "gay panic defense". The bill stated: “a provocation is not objectively reasonable if it is based on the discovery of, knowledge about, or potential disclosure of the homicide victim’s actual or perceived gender identity or expression, or affectional or sexual orientation, including under circumstances in which the victim made an unwanted, non-forcible romantic or sexual advance toward the actor, or if the victim and actor dated or had a romantic or sexual relationship.” The New Jersey Bill A1796 was signed into law in January 2020. The law went into effect immediately.

LGBTIQ+ veterans in New Jersey

In March 2021, the

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passed (House vote 68-1 and Senate vote 33-0) a bill to provide legal benefits to "dishonorably discharged" LGBTIQ+ veterans within the US Military prior to 2011. Governor Murphy signed the bill into law in April 2021.

Laws regarding HIV transmission

New Jersey state law makes it a third degree criminal offense for a person knowingly infected with HIV to engage in sexual activity without informing their partner of their status. However, people infected with other sexually-transmitted infections are subject to lesser (fourth degree) criminal penalties for the same behavior. In January 2022, both houses of the

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passed bill S3707 to remove this exception for HIV and to reduce the penalty for engaging in sex while infected with any STI (including HIV) to a disorderly persons offense. Governor Murphy signed the bill into law on January 18, 2022.

Public opinion

A 2017

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poll found that 68% of New Jersey residents supported same-sex marriage, while 23% were opposed and 9% were unsure.PRRI: American Values Atlas 2017, New Jersey
/ref> Additionally, 70% supported discrimination protections covering sexual orientation and gender identity. 21% were opposed.

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{{LGBT culture in New Jersey LGBT rights in New Jersey

Legality of same-sex sexual activity

Freedom of assembly

Recognition of same-sex relationships

2021 Legislation

Adoption and parenting

Discrimination protections

Law Against Discrimination

Hate crimes

LGBTIQ+ Seniors Bill of Rights

Police licensing and patients data law

Conversion therapy

Gender identity and expression

Drivers licenses

Executive order on name changes

Executive order on gender-affirming healthcare

LGBTQ friendly business policy development

Educational inclusion

School districts outing students

Gay panic defense

LGBTIQ+ veterans in New Jersey

Laws regarding HIV transmission

Public opinion

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See also

References