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LGBT employment discrimination in the United States

Map of states that have sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination prohibited in public and/or private employment via state statute, executive order, regulation, and/or case law. Note: Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is also prohibited under federal law.
  Sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination prohibited in public and private employment
  Gender identity discrimination prohibited in public and private employment
  Sexual orientation discrimination prohibited in public and private employment. Sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination prohibited in public employment
  Sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination prohibited in public employment. Gender identity discrimination prohibited in private employment.
  Sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination prohibited in public employment only
  No state-level prohibition on discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
  Sexual orientation discrimination prohibited in public employment only

LGBT employment discrimination in the United States is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is encompassed by the law's prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of sex. Prior to the landmark cases Bostock v. Clayton County and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2020), employment protections for LGBT people were patchwork; several states and localities explicitly prohibit harassment and bias in employment decisions on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity, although some only cover public employees.[1] Prior to the Bostock decision, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) interpreted Title VII to cover LGBT employees; the EEOC determined that transgender employees were protected under Title VII in 2012,[2] and extended the protection to encompass sexual orientation in 2015.[3][4]

  1. ^ Tilcsik, András (1 January 2011). "Pride and Prejudice: Employment Discrimination against Openly Gay Men in the United States". American Journal of Sociology. 117 (2): 586–626. doi:10.1086/661653. hdl:1807/34998. JSTOR 10.1086/661653. PMID 22268247. S2CID 23542996.
  2. ^ "In Landmark Ruling, Feds Add Transgendered to Anti-Discrimination Law :: EDGE Boston, MA". Edgeboston.com. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  3. ^ Carpenter, Dale (2012-12-14). "Anti-gay discrimination is sex discrimination, says the EEOC". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  4. ^ Tatectate, Curtis. "EEOC: Federal law bans workplace bias against gays, lesbians, bisexuals | Miami Herald Miami Herald". Miamiherald.com. Retrieved 2015-07-17.

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