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| Region | United States |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Mar 7, 1972 |
| End Date | Dec 2, 1992 |
| Description | On 19 July 1993, U.S. military policy issued guidance discouraging anti-gay hostility within the armed forces. On 2 July 1979, U.S. FBI employment policy ended its absolute prohibition on gay applicants, replacing the categorical ban with more limited suitability-based review standards, though sexual orientation could still influence assessments indirectly through security or conduct evaluations. On 7 February 1977, U.S. State Department and Foreign Service policy ended the explicit ban on gay applicants, allowing homosexual individuals to apply under revised personnel rules that replaced categorical exclusion with individualized merit and suitability determinations. On 3 July 1975, U.S. federal civil service formally ended its blanket exclusion policy for gay individuals, shifting toward merit-based consideration of applicants while still permitting broader suitability screening in other contexts. On 21 December 1973, U.S. civil service policy was revised so that homosexuality alone was no longer considered an automatic ground for rejection in federal employment suitability determinations, marking an early move away from blanket exclusion toward case-by-case review of applicants’ conduct and qualifications. |
| Sources | https://www.archives.gov/research/lgbt/military-service https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/12/03/reno-prohibits-bias-against-gays-in-security-clearances/10abd254-8386-46f3-86c7-8c357e718ba6/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-04-mn-63982-story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/11/26/fbi-policy-on-homosexuals-at-issue-in-ex-agents-suit/ https://www.gao.gov/products/nsiad-95-21 https://www.archives.gov/research/lgbt/federal-employment https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/pdf/13087.pdf https://www.archives.gov/research/lgbt/federal-employment https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/4023 |
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| Value | Gender identity only | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Gender identity only | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Apr 20, 2012 | Mar 7, 1972 |
| End Date | Jul 15, 2015 | Dec 2, 1992 |
| 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). | On 19 July 1993, U.S. military policy issued guidance discouraging anti-gay hostility within the armed forces. On 2 July 1979, U.S. FBI employment policy ended its absolute prohibition on gay applicants, replacing the categorical ban with more limited suitability-based review standards, though sexual orientation could still influence assessments indirectly through security or conduct evaluations. On 7 February 1977, U.S. State Department and Foreign Service policy ended the explicit ban on gay applicants, allowing homosexual individuals to apply under revised personnel rules that replaced categorical exclusion with individualized merit and suitability determinations. On 3 July 1975, U.S. federal civil service formally ended its blanket exclusion policy for gay individuals, shifting toward merit-based consideration of applicants while still permitting broader suitability screening in other contexts. On 21 December 1973, U.S. civil service policy was revised so that homosexuality alone was no longer considered an automatic ground for rejection in federal employment suitability determinations, marking an early move away from blanket exclusion toward case-by-case review of applicants’ conduct and qualifications. |
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| Sources | http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/ | https://www.archives.gov/research/lgbt/military-service https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/12/03/reno-prohibits-bias-against-gays-in-security-clearances/10abd254-8386-46f3-86c7-8c357e718ba6/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-04-mn-63982-story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/11/26/fbi-policy-on-homosexuals-at-issue-in-ex-agents-suit/ https://www.gao.gov/products/nsiad-95-21 https://www.archives.gov/research/lgbt/federal-employment https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/pdf/13087.pdf https://www.archives.gov/research/lgbt/federal-employment https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/4023 |
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| Description | In a landmark decision, 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). |
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| Status | Gender identity only |
| Start Date | Apr 20, 2012 |
| End Date | Jul 15, 2015 |
| Description | In a landmark decision, 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/ |