▁to ▁den y ▁L GB T ▁cou ples ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁marry , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁General ▁Assembly ▁made ▁that ▁r uling ▁into ▁state ▁law . ▁After ▁that ▁historic ▁win , ▁Love ▁M akes ▁A ▁Family ▁shut ▁down . ▁Stan back ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Str ateg ic ▁Part ners hips ▁for ▁the ▁Equ ality ▁Federation , ▁where in ▁she ▁works ▁to ▁pass ▁state - level ▁laws ▁to ▁protect ▁L GB T ▁people ▁from ▁employ ment ▁and ▁housing ▁disc rim ination . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁also ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁Gay ▁& ▁Les bian ▁Adv oc ates ▁& ▁Def enders ▁( GL AD ) ▁and ▁Fre edom ▁for ▁All ▁Americans . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁Stan back ▁has ▁received ▁numerous ▁hon ors ▁for ▁her ▁work . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁she ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Women ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁She ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁Har ri et ▁T ub man ▁Award ▁for ▁Ach iev ement ▁in ▁the ▁P urs uit ▁of ▁Social ▁Justice ▁from ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Chapter ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Women . ▁Additionally , ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁Maria ▁Miller ▁Stewart ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Women ' s ▁Education ▁and ▁Leg al ▁Fund , ▁and ▁the ▁Pol aris ▁Award ▁from ▁Le ad ership ▁Gre ater ▁Hart ford . ▁She ▁was ▁hon ored ▁with ▁the ▁William ▁Slo ane ▁C off in ▁Peace ▁and ▁Justice ▁Al umn i ▁Award ▁from ▁Y ale ▁Div