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| Region | Texas |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Gender identity only |
| Start Date | Apr 20, 2012 |
| End Date | Jul 15, 2015 |
| 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). No statewide protections exist; some were proposed, but all failed in committee. |
| Sources | http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/ |
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| 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 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). No statewide protections exist; some were proposed, but all failed in committee. |
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| Status | Gender identity only |
| Start Date | Apr 20, 2012 |
| End Date | Jul 15, 2015 |
| 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). |
| Sources | http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/ |