LGBT issues on the ballot

LGBT issues on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people. Major topics include same-sex marriage, domestic partnerships (see marriage and family), and discrimination.

Examples:

• California Proposition 8, the "Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry" Initiative (2008)
• Oregon Governments Cannot Create Classifications Based on Homosexuality, Ballot Measure 13 (1994)

Ballot measures lists

By state Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year. Alaska Alaska Definition of Marriage Amendment, Measure 2 (1998) California California Proposition 6, Ban on Lesbian and Gay Teachers Initiative (1978) Colorado Colorado Amendment J, Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment (2024) Hawaii Hawaii Question 2, Legislative Power to Reserve Marriage to Opposite-Sex Couples Amendment (1998) Hawaii Remove Legislature Authority to Limit Marriage to Opposite-Sex Couples Amendment (2024) Louisiana Louisiana Amendment 1, Definition and Recognition of Marriage Amendment (September 2004) Maine Maine Reject Extension of Civil Rights Protections Regardless of Sexual Orientation, Question 1 (2005) Maine Limiting Protected Classifications, Question 1 (1995) Maine Repeal of Ban Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Question 1 (1998) Maine Civil Rights and Prevent Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Question 6 (2000) Massachusetts Massachusetts Question 3, Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Veto Referendum (2018) Mississippi Mississippi Amendment 1, Definition of Marriage Amendment (2004) Missouri Missouri Marriage Regardless of Gender Amendment (2026) Missouri Discrimination Protections Related to Sexual Orientation, Marital Status, Pregnancy, and Gender Identity Measure (2026) Virginia Virginia Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment (2026) By year Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year. 2026 Virginia Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment (2026) Missouri Marriage Regardless of Gender Amendment (2026) Missouri Discrimination Protections Related to Sexual Orientation, Marital Status, Pregnancy, and Gender Identity Measure (2026) 2024 Hawaii Remove Legislature Authority to Limit Marriage to Opposite-Sex Couples Amendment (2024) Colorado Amendment J, Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment (2024) 2018 Massachusetts Question 3, Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Veto Referendum (2018) 2005 Maine Reject Extension of Civil Rights Protections Regardless of Sexual Orientation, Question 1 (2005) 2004 Louisiana Amendment 1, Definition and Recognition of Marriage Amendment (September 2004) Mississippi Amendment 1, Definition of Marriage Amendment (2004) 2000 Maine Civil Rights and Prevent Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Question 6 (2000) 1998 Maine Repeal of Ban Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Question 1 (1998) Alaska Definition of Marriage Amendment, Measure 2 (1998) Hawaii Question 2, Legislative Power to Reserve Marriage to Opposite-Sex Couples Amendment (1998) 1995 Maine Limiting Protected Classifications, Question 1 (1995) 1978 California Proposition 6, Ban on Lesbian and Gay Teachers Initiative (1978) Did not make ballot Did not make ballot Maine Removal of Protections Based on Sexual Orientation Initiative (2017) Washington Initiative 1552, Private Facilities in Public Schools Restricted to Sex at Birth (2017) South Dakota Same-Sex School Facilities Initiative (2018) Montana Private Facilities in Public Schools and Government Buildings Restricted to Person's Sex Initiative (2018) Virginia Right to Marriage Regardless of Gender Amendment (2022) California Free Exercise of Gender Identity Initiative (2018) Washington Parental Notification Requirements for Homeless and Runaway Youth Seeking Gender-Related or Reproductive Health Services Referendum (2023) Washington Homeless Youth Shelter Parental Notification Requirements Referendum (2023) Wisconsin Same-Sex Marriage Amendment (2016) Missouri Definition of Marriage Amendment (2024) Missouri Change Definition of Sex in Revised Statutes Initiative (2024) Illinois Require Parental Consent for Any Non-Emergency Medical Procedure or Gender Counseling Advisory Question (2024) California Require Parental Notification of Student Gender Identity Different from Student's Record Initiative (2024) California Prohibit Males (XY Chromosomes) from Competing in Female (XX Chromosomes) Sports in Public Schools and Universities Initiative (2024) California Prohibit Medical Procedures and Prescriptions to Alter Sex Characteristics of Children for Purpose of Changing Gender Identity Presentation Initiative (2024) California Gender and Transgender-Related Policies in Schools, Sports, and Medicine Initiative (2024) Missouri Provisions Related to Gender Identity and Marriage Definition Amendment (2024)

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