Where Does Your State Stand on Gay Adoption?

Here it is, an individual breakdown of all 50 states and where they stand on gay adoption.

Alabama allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

Alaska allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

Arizona allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Arkansas Legislation is not clear whether single gays or couples can adopt, but they currently have an initiative on November’s ballot to make it illegal for anyone not married to adopt, and of course, gay marriage is far from legal in this state.

California allows single GLBT and joint adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed.

Colorado allows same-sex couple adoption. Also allows grandparents and other individuals helping raise the child to adopt.

Connecticut allows single GLBT and joint adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed.

Delaware allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

District of Columbia allows single GLBT and joint adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed.

Florida prohibits GLBT adoption.

Georgia allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Hawaii allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

Idaho allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Illinois allows single GLBT and couples adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed.

Indiana allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

Iowa allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

Kansas allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Kentucky allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Louisiana allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

Maine allows single GLBT adoption. On August 30, 2007 the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously in their favor on grounds that prohibiting the adoption would be counter to Maine’s Adoption Act.

Maryland allows single GLBT adoption. Joint gay adoption unclear. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

Massachusetts allows single GLBT and joint adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed.

Michigan allows single GLBT adoption. Prohibits joint adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Minnesota allows single GLBT adoption. Joint gay adoption unclear. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

Mississippi allows single GLBT adoption. Prohibits joint adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Missouri stands unclear on all GLBT adoption.

Montana allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Nebraska stands unclear on GLBT adoption and prohibits second-parent adoption.

Nevada allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

New Hampshire allows single GLBT adoption. Prohibits joint adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

New Jersey Permits single GLBT and joint adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed.

New Mexico allows single GLBT and joint adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

New York allows single GLBT and joint adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed.

North Carolina allows single GLBT adoption. Joint adoption unclear. Second-parent adoption unclear.

North Dakota stands unclear on GLBT and second-parent adoption.

Ohio allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption not allowed.

Oklahoma allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Oregon allows single GLBT and joint adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

Pennsylvania allows single GLBT adoption. Joint adoption unclear. Second-parent adoption allowed.

Rhode Island allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

South Carolina allows single GLBT adoption. Joint adoption unclear. Second-parent adoption unclear.

South Dakota allows single GLBT adoption. Joint adoption unclear. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Tennessee allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Texas allows single GLBT adoption. Joint adoption unclear. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas.

Utah allows single GLBT adoption. Joint adoption prohibited. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Vermont allows single GLBT and joint adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed.

Virginia allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Washington allows single GLBT adoption. Joint adoption unclear. Second-parent adoption in some areas.

West Virginia allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption unclear.

Wisconsin allows single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption prohibited.

Wyoming allows single GLBT adoption. Joint adoption unclear. Second-parent adoption unclear.