Nondiscrimination
Being able to earn a living so that we can support ourselves and our family is a very basic premise in our society. Sadly, it’s a goal that is not without significant challenges for many LGBT Americans who are out of the closet. That’s why we support all jurisdictions, including states and the federal government, adopting fully-inclusive nondiscrimination laws and policies that protect LGBT people. Here’s the State of Equality on statewide LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination laws.
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| Statewide employment nondiscrimination statute that specifies sexual orientation and gender identity / expression. | Statewide employment nondiscrimination statute that specifies sexual orientation only. | No LGBT-specific statewide employment nondiscrimination statute. |
| 13 states | DC 29% of US population | 8 states | 15% of US population | 29 states | 56% of US population |
| (CA, CO, DC, IL, IA, ME, MN, NJ, NM, OR, RI, VT, WA, HI) | (CT, DE, MD, MA, NV, NH, NY, WI) |