Safe Schools
Safe school environments are not a reality for many kids who may identify as gay or gender non-conforming. Here’s the State of Equality on statewide LGBT-inclusive safe school laws.
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| Statewide statute that prohibits discrimination and/or harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity / expression in schools. | Statewide statute that prohibits discrimination and/or harassment based on sexual orientation in schools. | Statewide regulation or policy that prohibits discrimination and/or harassment based on sexual orientation in schools. | No statewide statute, regulation or policy that prohibits discrimination and/or harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity / expression in schools. |
| 11 states | DC 30% of US population | 3 states | 5% of US population | 3 states | 5% of US population | 33 states | 60% of US population |
| (IA, IL, MD, NJ, VT, OR, WA, NC) *Nondiscrimination law includes schools (CA, DC, MN, ME, OR) | **Nondiscrimination law includes schools (CT, MA, WI) | (NM, PA, RI) |