Current Version
| Region | United States |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Jan 2021 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | LGBTQ Discrimination is illegal in all 50 states as of 2021, however states have different laws. Equality Act was passed in 2021-2022 season of House and Senate |
| Sources | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5 https://www.hrc.org/resources/equality |
Revision History (3)
Revision by Belmount. added more information
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Description | LGBTQ Discrimination is illegal in all 50 states as of 2021, however states have different laws. | LGBTQ Discrimination is illegal in all 50 states as of 2021, however states have different laws. Equality Act was passed in 2021-2022 season of House and Senate |
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Revision by Belmount. Source was not US based, Added the a bill and added resource
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Jun 15, 2020 | Jan 2021 |
| Description | Each state has different laws. | LGBTQ Discrimination is illegal in all 50 states as of 2021, however states have different laws. |
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| Sources | https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-supreme-court-lgbtq-1.5612327 | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5 https://www.hrc.org/resources/equality |
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Revision by tsusamu
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Employment distribution protection for sexual orientation and gender identity is now included in "sex" in Title VII. Other forms of protection (housing for example) are not yet present. | Each state has different laws. |
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Reports (6)
- Status is not correct "Since October 28, 2009:
Sexual orientation and Gender Identity covered in the hate crime laws (Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act)
Proposed new status: illegal nationwide OR illegal in some contexts nationwide"
- Status is not correct "Its completely legal in k-12 school zones across the country"
- Status is not correct "Michigan ruled in late July 2022 that discrimination against LGBT people is barred by the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act"
- Status is not correct "there's so many false claims on this page"
- Status is not correct "Supreme Court Desicion in 2020 made sexual orientation protected against any form of discrimination"
- Status is not correct "Supreme Court ruling June 2020 applies anti-discrimination to LGBT persons."