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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-81r (2026)

Sexual orientation discrimination: Construction of statutes

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Section 46a-81r is repealed, effective April 23, 2009.

(P.A. 91-58, S. 36; P.A. 07-142, S. 4; P.A. 09-13, S. 20.)

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Secs. 46a-81s to 46a-81z. Reserved for future use.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1996–2015 · leading case: Kerrigan v. Comm'r of Pub. Health, 957 A.2d 407 (Conn. 2008).
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Kerrigan v. Comm'r of Pub. Health, 957 A.2d 407 (Conn. 2008). · cites it 24× “" [44] General Statutes § 46a-81r. By singling out same sex relationships in this manner—there is, of course, no such statutory disclaimer for opposite sex relationships—the legislature effectively has proclaimed, as a matter of state policy, that same sex *449 relationships are…”
Rosengarten v. Downes, 802 A.2d 170 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 3× “General Statutes § 46a-81r, one of the sections of title 46a on which the plaintiff relies, provides in relevant part: “Nothing in sections .”
Patino v. Birken Mfg. Co., 41 A.3d 1013 (Conn. 2012). · cites it 2× “to 2009) § 46a-81r (law shall not be construed "to mean that the state of Connecticut condones homosexuality"); [17] General Statutes § 46a-81p (exception for religious institutions); General Statutes § 46a-81q *1025 (exception for ROTC programs); § 46a-81c, the employment…”
Gay & Lesbian Law Students Ass'n v. Bd. of Trs., 673 A.2d 484 (Conn. 1996). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 46a-81r provides: “Sexual orientation discrimination: Construction of statutes.”
Cote-Whitacre v. Dep't of Pub. Health, 446 Mass. 350 (Mass. 2006). “See Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 46a-81r (West 2004) (listing Connecticut laws that shall not be “deemed or construed” to authorize the recognition or right of marriage between persons of the same sex); Me.”
Boy Scouts of Am. v. Wyman, 335 F.3d 80 (2d Cir. 2003). · cites it 3× “§ 1988 , for infringements of its First Amendment rights; (2) the state regulations governing participation in the Campaign, Conn.”
Boy Scouts of Am. v. Wyman, 213 F. Supp. 2d 159 (D. Conn. 2002). · cites it 11× “§ 1983 (Count 1); violated its rights under § 5-262-3(k) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies by disallowing the BSA to participate in the Campaign without a decision by the CHRO on whether the Boy Scout membership policies violate a Connecticut anti-discrimination…”
State v. Santiago (Conn. 2015). “45 (concluding ‘‘that the disclaimer set forth in [General Statutes] § 46a-81r [1] was a political compromise designed to assure persons opposed to homosexual conduct of this state’s unwillingness to approve or condone such conduct’’); see also Griswold Inn, Inc.”
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