▁Stat ute ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁That ▁stat ute ▁prohib ited ▁disc rim ination ▁towards ▁L GB T ▁people ▁in ▁housing , ▁employ ment , ▁credit , ▁and ▁public ▁accommod ations . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁she ▁became ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Ab ort ion ▁Rights ▁Action ▁League ' s ▁Connecticut ▁chapter . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Women ' s ▁Education ▁and ▁Leg al ▁Fund , ▁where in ▁she ▁also ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁Title ▁IX ▁and ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁dispar ate ▁support ▁given ▁to ▁men ▁and ▁women ' s ▁teams . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Stan back ▁was ▁the ▁found ing ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁Love ▁M akes ▁A ▁Family , ▁an ▁organization ▁based ▁in ▁Connecticut . ▁The ▁organization ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁court ▁r uling ▁that ▁denied ▁ad option ▁rights ▁to ▁a ▁les bian ▁couple , ▁and ▁the ▁organization ▁successfully ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁ad option ▁laws ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁same - sex ▁cou ples ▁in ▁Connecticut . ▁Because ▁of ▁their ▁advoc acy , ▁Connecticut ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁law ▁that ▁recognized ▁second - parent ▁ad option ▁without ▁the ▁action ▁of ▁a ▁previous ▁court . ▁After ▁their ▁victory , ▁Love ▁M akes ▁A ▁Family ▁shift ed ▁their ▁focus ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁marriage ▁equality . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁un const itution al