Wisconsin
Relationship Recognition Information
| no | Licenses marriages for same-sex couples. |
| no | Honors marriages of same-sex couples from other jurisdictions. |
| no | Relationship recognition for same-sex couples: None. |
See Wisconsin Statutes §§ 765.001(2), 765.01, 765.04(1) and 765.30(1)(a).
- 2006 Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriages passes and becomes law.
- 2006 Senate Joint Resolution 53 passed, places a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages on the November election ballot.
- 2000 Anti-Marriage bill blocked. Assembly Bill 781 — Anti-marriage bill introduced to deny respect to the lawful marriages of same-sex couples out of state. Referred to Comittee on Family Law. Senate Bill 401 — Similar. Referred to Judiciary and Consumer Affairs Committee.
Employment Information
| yes | Private employment protections based on sexual orientation. |
| no | Private employment protections based on gender identity. |
| yes | Public (state) employment protections based on sexual orientation. |
| - | Public (state) employment protections based on gender identity. |
See Wis. Stat. § 106.50 (2001), § 106.52 (2001), § 111.31 (2001), § 224.77 (2001) and § 230.18 (2001): cover public employment, public accommodations, private employment, education, housing, credit, and union practices.
Parenting Information
| Who May Adopt | Unmarried adult or husband and wife jointly. Wisc. Stat. § 48.82 |
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| Second Parent Adoptions | Disapproved in In the Interest of Angel Lace M., 516 N.W.2d 678 (Wis. 1994) |
Cases
Board of Regents of U. of Wisconsin v. Southworth
(Amicus) Historic case seeking to uphold a viewpoint-neutral student group system at public universities
In re Spera
Case arguing that a doctor cannot refuse to perform surgery on a man because of his HIV status
Nabozny v. Podlesny
Groundbreaking case arguing that schools have a responsibility to protect students from antigay verbal and physical abuse
Sundstrom, et al. v. Frank, et al.
Case challenging a Wisconsin law that bars access to hormone therapy or sex reassignment surgery for prison inmates and others in state custody
Timmerman v. Waite and Urias
Case invoking the Wisconsin hate crimes law after a university student is brutally attacked by two men because he is gay
