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| Region | Maryland |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Apr 20, 2012 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In a landmark decision, Democratic President Obama's EEOC ruled that gender identity was included under Title VII protections from the Civil Rights Act (originally written to protect people based on sex discrimination). In 2014 (October 1st), Maryland enacted a law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment. |
| Sources | https://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2014/05/15/md-gov-signs-trans-nondiscrimination-bill-law https://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/03/27/maryland-transgender-rights-bill-receives-final-approval/ http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/ |
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| Start Date | 2014 | Apr 20, 2012 |
| Description | State law provides for protections against employment discrimination in regards to both sexual orientation and gender identification. | In a landmark decision, Democratic President Obama's EEOC ruled that gender identity was included under Title VII protections from the Civil Rights Act (originally written to protect people based on sex discrimination). In 2014 (October 1st), Maryland enacted a law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment. |
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| Sources | http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/statewide_employment_10-2014.pdf | https://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2014/05/15/md-gov-signs-trans-nondiscrimination-bill-law https://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/03/27/maryland-transgender-rights-bill-receives-final-approval/ http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/ |
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | 2014 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | State law provides for protections against employment discrimination in regards to both sexual orientation and gender identification. |
| Sources | http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/statewide_employment_10-2014.pdf |
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