• Movement Advancement Project | Nondiscrimination Laws

    This map shows state laws or policies that prohibit discrimination against state employees on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Public employment non-discrimination policy covers gender identity and sexual orientation ( …

  • LGBTQ Americans Aren't Fully Protected From …

    States with Nondiscrimination Laws Lacking Gender Identity Protections In 1 state, state law protects people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment, housing and public accommodations – but there are no explicit protections from discrimination on the basis of gender identity.

  • LGBT employment discrimination in the United States - …

    The regulation of LGBT employment discrimination in the United States varies by jurisdiction. Many states and localities prohibit bias in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, and compensation, as well as harassment on the basis of one's sexual orientation. Fewer extend those protections to cover gender identity. Some cover government employees, but do not extend their protections to the private sector. Protect…

  • United States: State Laws Threaten LGBT Equality | …

    2018/02/19 · The rash of new “religious exemption” laws passed by state legislatures around the country represent a thinly-veiled assault against the rights of LGBT people. “Describing these laws as ...

  • HRC | Human Rights Campaign

    2015/11/25 · State Maps of Laws & Policies View the laws and policies that affect the LGBTQ community and see where the states stand on important issues. Share this Select an Issue: Anti-Conversion Therapy Discrimination in Child ...

  • LGBT rights in the United States - Wikipedia

    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people in the United States may face legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. While the United States Supreme Court has legalized many LGBT rights, they continue to vary by jurisdiction, and discrimination in jobs and housing is still legal in most states. The Equality Act, which is currently proposed in the United States Congress, would outlaw discrimination based on s…

  • LGBT rights in Texas - Wikipedia

    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, queer (LGBT) people in Texas face legal and social challenges and discrimination not faced by other people. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in the state. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled bans on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional in Obergefell v.

  • State Non-Discrimination Laws - Family Equality

    Family Equality Council's mission is to advance legal and lived equality for LGBTQ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change.

  • Discrimination Against LGBT People in South Carolina ...

    2019/07/01 · South Carolina’s civil rights laws do not include sexual orientation or gender identity, leaving LGBT people in the state vulnerable to discrimination. Adding these characteristics to South Carolina’s existing laws would ...

  • California’s LGBT Discrimination Laws in the Workplace ...

    2019/01/24 · California takes LGBT rights very seriously. The state has enacted LGBT discrimination laws pertaining to employment that go hand-in-hand with federal discrimination laws, but what are they – and what happens if

  • California’s LGBT Discrimination Laws in the Workplace ...

    2019/01/24 · California takes LGBT rights very seriously. The state has enacted LGBT discrimination laws pertaining to employment that go hand-in-hand with federal discrimination laws, but what are they – and what happens if

  • LGBT People in the US Not Protected by State ...

    2020/04/01 · LGBT adults ages 18+ live in states without statutes prohibiting LGBT discrimination in credit Brief At the federal level and in most states, nondiscrimination statutes do not expressly enumerate sexual orientation …

  • LGBT Rights | New York State Attorney General

    New York State residents receive LGBT-related and same-sex marriage protections under a variety of state and local laws. For information on whether a specific law applies to you, or if you believe you have been the victim of discrimination, contact the Civil Rights Bureau at (212) 416-8250 or Civil.Rights@ag.ny.gov .

  • A State-by-State Examination of Nondiscrimination …

    3 Center for American Progress Action Fund | A State-by-State Examination of Nondiscrimination Laws and Policies State non-discrimination laws and policies fact sheet State Sexual orientation ...

  • How most states allow discrimination against LGBTQ people ...

    2016/08/19 · Most states lack civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people. Other civil right laws also protect students from harassment and discrimination in K-12 public schools — but ...

  • A Quick Guide to Australian LGBTI Anti-Discrimination Laws ...

    2019/06/08 · Given I’ve written in detail about the LGBTI anti-discrimination and anti-vilification laws that exist in the Commonwealth, and each of the States and Territories (those posts can be found here), I thought it would be useful to provide the following short summary of these laws, including who they cover, the religious exceptions they …

  • LGBT Workplace Discrimination in the USA - Factorial

    2020/03/12 · There are a number of Federal employment discrimination laws in the U.S. which would apply to the LGBT community: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) interprets, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to cover discrimination against LGBT employees, as “allegations of discrimination on the …

  • General Information - LGBT Law - Guides at Texas State …

    2020/05/01 · These articles provide information about various aspects of LGBT law such as anti-discrimination laws, marriage, and immigration. LGBT Rights & Gender Identification (TexasLawHelp.org) These articles from TexasLawHelp provide information about: gender marker changes, fair housing for the LGBT community, hospital visitation for LGBT families, and LGBT …

  • Not All Laws are Created Equal: Legal Differences in State ...

    2018/08/30 · In this paper, I study the impact of legal differences in state employment nondiscrimination acts (ENDAs) for gay men and lesbian women on labor market outcomes. Employing a DDD approach, I show that enacting an employment non-discrimination act is associated with increased wages of gay men and decreased employment of lesbian women. If all employment non-discrimination …

  • Legislation Affecting LGBT Rights Across the Country ...

    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in America face discrimination in their daily lives. While more states every year work to pass laws to protect LGBTQ people, we also continue to see state legislatures advancing bills

  • LGBT| ACLU of Washington

    2018/06/26 · Washington businesses urge state’s highest court not to carve out exception to Washington’s anti-discrimination law News Release, Published: Wednesday, March 6, …

  • National Equality Map - Transgender Law Center

    Transgender Law Center (TLC) is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, TLC employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.

  • United States: LGBT Students Face Discrimination | …

    2016/12/07 · Many schools across the US remain hostile environments for LGBT students. In every state we visited, we heard stories of students who were insulted, cyber-bullied or attacked, and teachers who ...

  • LGBT History: The Country's First LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill

    LGBT History: The Country's First LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill October 14, 2017 - 9:59am | By Hannah Woulfe Wisconsin became the first state to pass a law preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation on February 25th, 1982.

  • Beyond I Do — States

    While marriage is legal across the U.S., in 31 states, discrimination against LGBT Americans is still legal. Hear stories from real LGBT couples and how their lives are affected in states where it’s still legal to discriminate. Get the

  • Past LGBT Nondiscrimination and Anti-LGBT Bills Across ...

    Harmful Anti-LGBT Bills Several types of harmful bills were introduced in state legislatures in 2016 that either eroded existing protections for LGBT people or opened the door for greater discrimination. a. Religious Exemptions Bills ...

  • Why Federal Laws Don't Ban Discrimination Against LGBT | Time

    2019/03/21 · P olls show that most Americans oppose discrimination against LGBT people, and many believe that it’s already illegal.But federal laws don’t ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and ...

  • Discrimination - Employment Laws

    2015/07/27 · 50-state chart on employment discrimination laws Below is a list of protected classes in each state for employment purposes. Other broader civil rights laws may also apply; these are specific to employment.

  • Amnesty International USA - The State of LGBT Human ...

    2015/05/21 · LGBT activists take part in a Gay Pride event in St. Petersburg, Russia, 29 June 2013. (EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV) Across the globe, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people (LGBT) continue to face endemic violence, legal discrimination, and other human rights violations on account of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

  • USA TODAY - LGBT laws: Hate crime, religious …

    2019/06/14 · •One state prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation only. •Two others say their gender discrimination laws extend to LGBT bias as well. Many of those same states have passed laws ...

  • State Maps of Laws & Policies - HRC | Human Rights Campaign

    2015/11/25 · The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer equality. State Maps of Laws & Policies View the laws and policies that affect

  • What is LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace? - …

    2019/12/18 · The state of California has enacted laws to protect members of the LGBT community from discrimination and persecution – and if an employer (prospective, current or past) has violated your rights and treated you unfairly, you could help prevent it from happening again by talking to an LGBT discrimination lawyer in Glendale or Los …

  • Amnesty International USA - The State of LGBT Human ...

    2015/05/21 · LGBT activists take part in a Gay Pride event in St. Petersburg, Russia, 29 June 2013. (EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV) Across the globe, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people (LGBT) continue to face endemic violence, legal discrimination, and other human rights violations on account of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

  • Policy Maps | GLSEN

    There are 14 states plus D.C. that have state-wide laws that specifically protect students in K-12 schools from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity. These states are indicated in gold: California

  • This Map Shows Which States Protect LGBT People …

    2017/03/15 · The map comes from Reuters, and if you mouse over each state, you can see a brief explanation. Much of the data comes from the Movement Advancement Project, which tracks state and local laws that ...

  • Movement Advancement Project | Foster and Adoption Laws

    Foster care nondiscrimination laws protect LGBTQ foster parents and families from discrimination by foster care agencies and officials. Some states permits state-licensed child welfare agencies to refuse to place and provide services ...

  • Is Your Company in a State with LGBTQ Non-Discrimination ...

    2019/12/03 · Until recently, it was legal (and fairly commonplace) for employers to refuse to hire a person because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. Thanks to state and federal LGBTQ non-discrimination laws, that practice is dying out.

  • The Florida Bar - LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace ...

    2018/01/01 · In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Obergfell v.Hodges, 135 S. Ct. 2584 (2015), focused the national conversation on the legal rights and protections of LGBT individuals when it held that states could no longer deny same-sex couples the right to marry under the same terms afforded to opposite-sex couples.

  • Arkansas's real LGBT problem: discrimination is legal …

    2015/04/02 · Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday approved a revised religious freedom law that critics say could allow discrimination against LGBT people. But even without the law, his state already ...

  • New Campaign Puts a Spotlight on 31 States Where LGBT ...

    2018/04/19 · New Campaign Puts a Spotlight on 31 States Where LGBT Discrimination Remains the Law 'Beyond I Do' says legalizing gay marriage was only the beginning It’s been three years since same-sex ...

  • State Department Apologizes For Decades Of Anti-LGBT ...

    2017/01/09 · State Department Apologizes For Decades Of Anti-LGBT Discrimination : The Two-Way Around the time of the "Red Scare," the "Lavender Scare" pushed gay people out of government service. Secretary of ...

  • What’s Going on with LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace ...

    2017/06/18 · But fifty-two percent of LGBT people still live in states that do not prohibit either type of discrimination, and new state laws are preempting local non-discrimination measures. Private Protections Some businesses have self-imposed anti-discrimination policies.

  • Georgia Equality - Our Issues: Workplace Fairness | LGBT ...

    Georgia Equality believes that only the passage of state-level comprehensive non-LGBT discrimination policies and legislation will prevent discrimination in workplace, housing, and public accommodations.

  • 29 States Still Don't Have Laws That Protect Against LGBT ...

    2017/03/22 · It's 2017 and 29 states still do not have federal or statewide laws that protect against LGBT discrimination. The LGBT community still has so far to go. If you ask Joe Streetwise about discrimination laws in the United ...

  • LGBT report: Public support but state opposition; …

    2019/02/03 · As the LGBT community continues to pursue equal rights, it can point to substantial gains at the state level, broad public support and increased momentum toward a federal Equality Act. On the ...

  • Everything You Need To Know About The 100+ Anti-LGBT ...

    2016/09/23 · Companies based in states with these bills, and big corporations with hubs in those states, have warned that these laws are bad for the state's economy and would lead to discrimination lawsuits. Some have even threatened to take their business elsewhere if these laws take effect -- a response that no governor wants.

  • SHRM - Are Federal LGBT Protections Coming to the ...

    2019/10/29 · Check State Laws Even if the Supreme Court declines to recognize LGBT discrimination as a form of sex discrimination under Title VII, employers must still comply with state and local laws relating ...

  • Need for Non-Discrimination Laws Protecting LGBT …

    LGBT individuals. State laws can be used to create legal protections against discrimination and remedies for LGBT individuals in the absence of and in addition to federal protections. State non-discrimination laws that are inclusive ...

  • Gay rights in the US, state by state | World news ...

    2015/06/26 · LGBT rights Gay rights in the US, state by state Gay rights laws in America have evolved to allow — but in some cases ban — rights for gay, lesbian and transgender people on a range of issues ...

  • New Virginia Law Will Prohibit LGBT Discrimination

    2020/04/15 · LGBT Discrimination Prohibited The new law is sweeping, covering many types of LGBT discrimination. For discrimination in private employment, defined as covering employers who employ 15 or more ...