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| Region | United States |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2011 |
| End Date | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Description | In all Federal positions, discrimination based on sexual orientation is against the law in instances related to work and employment. In non-federal government jobs, it is based on the state's laws as no federal protections currently exist for non-employees. Additionally, even federal employees could face discrimination unrelated to work in areas of life such as housing, health care, etc. In fact, many groups are advocating the repeal of protections or the introduction of laws to permit discrimination. |
| Sources | http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/otherprotections.cfm |
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Revision History (5)
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| End Date | Jun 14, 2020 | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Description | In all Federal positions, discrimination based on sexual orientation is against the law in instances related to work and employment. In non-federal government jobs, it is based on the state's laws as no federal protections currently exist for non-employees. Additionally, even federal employees could face discrimination unrelated to work in areas of life such as housing, health care, etc. In fact, many groups are advocating the repeal of protections or the introduction of laws to permit discrimination. | In all Federal positions, discrimination based on sexual orientation is against the law in instances related to work and employment. In non-federal government jobs, it is based on the state's laws as no federal protections currently exist for non-employees. Additionally, even federal employees could face discrimination unrelated to work in areas of life such as housing, health care, etc. In fact, many groups are advocating the repeal of protections or the introduction of laws to permit discrimination. |
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| Sources | http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/otherprotections.cfm https://www.glad.org/rights/topics/c/anti-lgbt-discrimination | http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/otherprotections.cfm |
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| Description | In all Federal positions, discrimination based on sexual orientation is against the law. In non-federal government jobs, it is based on the state's laws. | In all Federal positions, discrimination based on sexual orientation is against the law in instances related to work and employment. In non-federal government jobs, it is based on the state's laws as no federal protections currently exist for non-employees. Additionally, even federal employees could face discrimination unrelated to work in areas of life such as housing, health care, etc. In fact, many groups are advocating the repeal of protections or the introduction of laws to permit discrimination. |
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| Sources | http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/otherprotections.cfm | http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/otherprotections.cfm https://www.glad.org/rights/topics/c/anti-lgbt-discrimination |
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Reports (4)
- Newer law has been passed "On June 15th 2020, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that no Gay or Transgender individual can be fired simply because of their Sexuality or Gender Identity under The Civil Rights Law of 1964"
- Newer law has been passed "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/us/gay-transgender-workers-supreme-court.amp.html
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- Sources are invalid or broken "glad source is broken"
- Status is not correct "Any discrimination in a public business is illegal"
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Jul 2011 | Jan 2011 |
| Description | In all Federal positions, discrimination based on sexual orientation is against the law. In non-federal government jobs, it is based on the state's laws. | In all Federal positions, discrimination based on sexual orientation is against the law. In non-federal government jobs, it is based on the state's laws. |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jul 2011 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | In all Federal positions, discrimination based on sexual orientation is against the law. In non-federal government jobs, it is based on the state's laws. |
| Sources | http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/otherprotections.cfm |
Reports (1)
- Other information is incorrect "The overall ranking of "illegal" seems a stretch here - like Canada, in America LGBT discrimination is "illegal in some contexts" at best. No LGBT discrimination laws exist at the federal level, and many states are taking steps to make discrimination against us legal. I think this is a misleading characterization. https://www.glad.org/rights/topics/c/anti-lgbt-discrimination"