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| Region | New York |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Apr 20, 2012 |
| End Date | Oct 4, 2017 |
| 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). This added to the existing protections at the state level for sexual orientation. |
| Sources | http://www.washingtonblade.com/content/files/2015/07/EEOC-gay-Title-VII-decision.pdf http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/breaking_in_historic_ruling_eeoc_finds_sexual_orientation_discrimination_is_already_illegal http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/07/16/eeoc-rules-anti-gay-workplace-bias-barred-under-existing-law/ http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/ |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Apr 20, 2012 |
| End Date | Oct 4, 2017 |
| 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). This added to the existing protections at the state level for sexual orientation. |
| Sources | http://www.washingtonblade.com/content/files/2015/07/EEOC-gay-Title-VII-decision.pdf http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/breaking_in_historic_ruling_eeoc_finds_sexual_orientation_discrimination_is_already_illegal http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/07/16/eeoc-rules-anti-gay-workplace-bias-barred-under-existing-law/ http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/ |