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| Region | Texas |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Oct 5, 2017 |
| End Date | Jun 14, 2020 |
| Description | President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No statewide protections exist; some were proposed, but all failed in committee. |
| Sources | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sessions-doj-reverses-obama-era-transgender-work-protections/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/10/05/us-justice-department-reverses-position-transgender-discrimination |
Revision History (14)
edited by jadeywadey. dates fixed now that the previous entry is moved
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 2018 | Oct 5, 2017 |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Sexual orientation only |
| Special Status | Varies by Region | Sexual orientation only |
| Description | Some cities and counties have protections for employment discrimination for LGBT people, but no protections exist at the state level. | President Trump's Department of Justice and the EEOC revoked protections for gender identity in employment discrimination. No statewide protections exist; some were proposed, but all failed in committee. |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/TX | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sessions-doj-reverses-obama-era-transgender-work-protections/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/10/05/us-justice-department-reverses-position-transgender-discrimination |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved description and status
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| Special Status | Ambiguous | Varies by Region |
| Description | City protections in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, San Antonio. In one county. As well as sexual oreination hate crime law. | Some cities and counties have protections for employment discrimination for LGBT people, but no protections exist at the state level. |
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| Description | City protections in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, San Antonio. In one county. | City protections in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, San Antonio. In one county. As well as sexual oreination hate crime law. |
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| Description | City protections in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, San Antonio. | City protections in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, San Antonio. In one county. |
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| End Date | Jul 18, 2018 | Aug 18, 2018 |
| Description | City protections in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, San Antonio. Prohibited in Dallas County. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Missing state employment discrimination missing in Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota. | City protections in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, San Antonio. |
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| End Date | Jun 16, 2018 | Jun 20, 2018 |
| Description | City protections in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, San Antonio. Prohibited in Dallas County. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. | City protections in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, San Antonio. Prohibited in Dallas County. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Missing state employment discrimination missing in Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota. |
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| End Date | Jun 4, 2018 | Jun 16, 2018 |
| Description | City protections in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, San Antonio. Prohibited in Dallas County. | City protections in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, San Antonio. Prohibited in Dallas County. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. |
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| End Date | Jan 22, 2018 | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Description | full discrimination protections for employment is only under city protections | City protections in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, San Antonio. Prohibited in Dallas County. |
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