• United States: State Laws Threaten LGBT Equality | …

    2020/06/04 · Across the United States, state laws are being passed or debated that would allow businesses, adoption and foster care agencies, and even healthcare providers to discriminate against LGBT people ...

  • 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. Many LGBT rights in the United States have been legalized by the United States Supreme Court, but 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 di…

  • The 5 Worst States for LGBT People - Rolling Stone

    2018/06/25 · He argues it has “created an anti-gay environment across the entire state.” Garcia has a point: The Guardian ‘s 2012 survey showed that Michigan has almost no protections for LGBT people at ...

  • 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

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    Last updated 3/20/2020Many state legislatures are now suspended or closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We will update this tracker as major new developments occur.Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in America ...

  • Movement Advancement Project | Nondiscrimination Laws

    Employment nondiscrimination laws protect LGBTQ people from being unfairly fired, not hired, or discriminated against in the workplace by private employers on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. This map shows state ...

  • Everything You Need To Know About The 100+ Anti …

    2016/09/23 · Anti-LGBT activists have a blueprint for how to do this. At the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., they talked about plans for using the same tactics the anti-abortion movement used, post-Roe vs. Wade, if the

  • LGBT rights by country or territory - Wikipedia

    Laws that affect LGBT people include, but are not limited to, the following: • laws concerning the recognition of same-sex relationships, including same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships • laws concerning LGBT parenting, including adoption by LGBT people

  • The 12 Most Anti-LGBT States, By Legislation

    2016/02/22 · The Sooner State apparently wants to be the leading state in anti-LGBT laws. In the current legislative session, which opened February 1, Oklahoma has 26 anti-LGBT bills under consideration, the ...

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    2016/03/28 · U.S. cities began adopting anti-cross-dressing laws in the mid 1800s. The laws were historically used as a flexible tool for police to arrest gender-nonconforming people. In 2008, a transgender ...

  • #DontEraseUs: State Anti-LGBT Curriculum Laws | …

    Home | FAQ | Join Our Campaign | State Laws Alabama “Course materials and instruction that relate to sexual education or sexually transmitted diseases should include . . . an emphasis, in a factual manner and from a public health perspective, that homosexuality is not a lifestyle acceptable to the general public and that homosexual conduct is a criminal offense under the laws of the state.”

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    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.

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    2020/06/04 · In 2018, dozens of anti-LGBT bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the US. Remarkably, none of them have become law - until now. Over the past week, Governor Mary Fallin of ...

  • 129 anti-LGBTQ state bills were introduced in 2017, …

    2018/01/12 · At least 129 anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced across 30 states during the 2017 state legislative season, according to a new report published by LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign (HRC ...

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    Anti-LGBT curriculum laws perpetuate a stereotype of LGBT people as a dangerous, immoral class of people from whom other students must be shielded. These laws create an official climate of discrimination, which can contribute to the bullying of LGBT students, who are at a heightened risk of suicide.

  • 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.

  • Maps of anti-LGBT Laws Country by Country | Human …

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  • California Declares Travel Ban Against Anti-LGBT States

    2017/06/23 · However, anti-LGBT laws have often made businesses flee when North Carolina enacted its anti-LGBT House Bill 2, it spurred a boycott of the state, leading to serious economic losses. Besides ...

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    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 ...

  • Pro-LGBTQ laws outpaced anti-LGBTQ laws in 2018, …

    2019/02/10 · Last year, 21 of the 201 pro-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures became law, while just two of the 110 anti-LGBTQ bills did, according to HRC’s recently released 2018 State Equality ...

  • LGBT employment discrimination in the United States - …

    Minnesota became the first state to ban employment discrimination based on both sexual orientation and gender identity when it passed the Human Rights Act in 1993. [26] [27] Currently, twenty-three states, the District of Columbia , and at least 400 cities and counties have enacted bans on discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender …

  • Bill Text - ACR-172 Historical state anti-LGBT laws.

    2018/06/26 · Historical state anti-LGBT laws. This measure would apologize for the enactment of past discriminatory laws and constitutional provisions that resulted in the persecution and oppression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and their communities.

  • Policy Maps | GLSEN

    Currently, laws and policies that protect the rights of LGBTQ students to attend a safe and affirming school differ state by state. GLSEN advocates to have states adopt LGBTQ-enumerated anti-bullying and anti-harassment laws ...

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  • These Are the Worst Anti-LGBT Bills Planned for 2018

    2018/01/17 · From state-level bans on municipalities passing LGBT protections to bills that allow for anti-LGBT discrimination in child services, this homophobia could soon be enshrined in law. 2015 was the ...

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    2016/04/11 · On Friday, Bernie Sanders vowed to challenge two recently approved state laws that target LGBT people for discrimination. "As president of the United States, I would do everything I can do to overturn those outrageous decisions by Mississippi and North Carolina," Sanders told ABC's "The View,” without elaborating on how, exactly, …

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  • HRC's 2019 State Equality Index | Human Rights …

    2015/01/22 · The State Equality Index (SEI) is a comprehensive state-by-state report that provides a review of statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ people and their families. The SEI rates all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. in six areas of law and assigns the states to one of four distinct categories.

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    2016/04/12 · There's a new kink in North Carolina's LGBT controversy: A popular porn website is banning all computers from "The Tar Heel State." XHamster.com has been refusing to serve anyone from North Carolina since 12:30 p.m. EDT, Monday.

  • 9 States With Anti-Gay Laws That Aren’t That Different …

    2014/02/03 · 9 States With Anti-Gay Laws That Aren’t That Different From Russia’s Zack Ford Twitter Feb 3, 2014, 8:36 pm SHARE Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share This map from GLSEN notes 8 of the states, but omits North ...

  • How anti-LGBT laws foster a culture of exclusion that …

    2020/01/31 · How anti-LGBT laws foster a culture of exclusion that harms states’ economic prosperity January 29, 2017 10.52pm EST George B. Cunningham , …

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    2019/02/11 · More state bills supporting LGBT rights were passed last year compared to bills aiming to oppress them, a new study has revealed. The two anti-LGBT laws were passed in Kansas and Oklahoma allowing ...

  • The definitive list of states considering anti-LGBT legislation ...

    2016/04/23 · The definitive list of states considering anti-LGBT legislation By Marissa Lang Updated 9:59 pm PDT, Friday, April 22, 2016 19 states have passed or are considering anti-LGBT legislation ...

  • 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 .

  • Anti-LGBT Adoption Laws - FindLaw Legal Blogs

    2019/03/21 · Anti-LGBT Adoption Laws There are currently eight, and soon-to-be nine, states with laws allowing agencies to refuse LGBT adoption for religious reasons. In states like Oklahoma, the law allows child welfare agencies with religious affiliations to deny placement of a child based on their "written religious or moral convictions or …

  • What's The Best State in America For Gay Rights? The …

    2014/06/23 · The state also has some of the best LGBT rights in America, with full adoption rights, civil partnerships, discrimination laws, anti-bullying legislation, and other protections. Oregon also allows ...

  • 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 ...

  • Smart Gay Life Anti-LGBT Laws: What 10 Famous People Say

    2016/08/03 · What 10 Famous People Say about Anti-LGBT Laws North Carolina and Mississippi’s anti-LGBT laws are disastrous, not only for those states’ LGBT communities (and transgender individuals in particular), but for residents across both states.

  • Supreme Court allows Mississippi anti-LGBT law to stand

    2018/01/08 · The US Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a legal battle over a Mississippi law that allows state employees and private businesses to deny services to LGBT people based on religious objections.

  • Anti-LGBTI laws: Nigeria - Erasing 76 Crimes

    Under the Criminal Code of 1990, Nigeria provides for a 14-year prison sentence for homosexual acts involving either men or women. In addition, the misleadingly named Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, passed in 2013 and enacted in 2014, provides for prison sentences of 10 years for Nigerians belonging to a gay organization, supporting …

  • The Daily Beast - These States Want to Make LGBT ...

    2018/04/24 · Not only do these bills target children, they represent a sort of last resort for anti-LGBT lawmakers and groups, who have so far failed to pass any anti-LGBT state laws …

  • North Carolina LGBT Law: State Blocks Anti …

    2016/03/24 · North Carolina LGBT Law: State Blocks Anti-Discrimination Measures : The Two-Way Charlotte recently passed an LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance. The state is banning all such local measures ...

  • Anti-LGBT Laws Archives | Freedom for All Americans

    2018/01/08 · Type: Anti-LGBT Laws While the lawsuit initially targeted House Bill 2, plaintiffs in the case are now targeting HB142, a similarly anti-LGBTQ law passed in April 2017, under the guise of being a "repeal" of HB2.

  • Shades of Inequality: LGBT Protections State by State

    2017/10/06 · Most upsettingly, no state gets an A (which here would denote a state that explicitly includes LGBT protections in its non-discrimination legislation and doesn't have laws on the books that limit ...

  • Activists Are Demanding Amazon’s Help In The Fight …

    2019/04/08 · Activists Are Demanding Amazon’s Help In The Fight Against Anti-LGBT Laws In Tennessee Amazon plans to open a new office building in Nashville, where legislators are considering banning same-sex couples from adopting.

  • Ban on City Contracts Involving States with Anti …

    Ban on City Contracts Involving States with Anti-LGBT Laws – Waiver P-12X.5 (2-17) Background: Administrative Code Section 12X prohibits City contracting with companies from states that have enacted laws after June 26 ...

  • All of Trump's anti-LGBT actions since last Pride (and a …

    2019/06/06 · In just the year since the last Pride, the tally of anti-LGBT actions from from the Trump administration dwarfs the number of good things that have come from his presidency for the LGBT community.

  • PRO-EQUALITY AND ANTI-LGBT STATE AND …

    1 PREVIEW 2016 PRO-EQUALITY AND ANTI-LGBT STATE AND LOCAL LEGISLATION ANTI-LGBT STATE LEGISLATION IN 2015 In many ways, U.S. politics will be defined in 2016 by the presidential election. For lesbian, gay

  • Movement Advancement Project | Safe Schools Laws

    Anti-LGBTQ school laws come in many forms. This map shows (1) “Don’t Say Gay” policies, which restrict teachers and staff from even talking about LGBTQ issues and people, (2) state laws that prevent schools or districts from adding sexual orientation and/or gender identity to their school's anti-bullying and anti-discrimination policies, and (3) state laws …

  • State Lawmakers Strike Back With Anti-LGBT Rights ...

    2015/01/26 · State Lawmakers Strike Back With Anti-LGBT Rights Proposals Efforts to undermine LGBT gains on the national level are being backed in the states. As a possible landmark ruling from the Supreme ...