Entry #6465: LGBT discrimination in Alabama

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Region	Alabama
Issue	LGBT discrimination
Status	Illegal in some contexts
Start Date	Oct 16, 2017
End Date	(none)
Description	Birmingham and Huntsville provides local protections on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Statewide; no protections exist, there is a bathroom ban in effect targeting public K-12 schools and permits bans in state/local government buildings. Trans people are not held liable if in violation.
Sources	https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/government/mayors-office/mayors-initiatives/multicultural-affairs/human-relations-commission/ https://www.birminghamal.gov/government/mayors-office/office-public-affairs/birmingham-human-rights-commission https://www.transiticsnews.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans-586 https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2022RS/PrintFiles/HB322-Enr.pdf https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB79-enr.pdf

Revision History (16)

3 weeks ago

edited by mineszilla. MAP no longer permitted on current entries

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal in some contexts
Special Status	Varies by Region	Illegal in some contexts
Description	Birmingham, Huntsville, and Montevallo provides local discrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Otherwise, no statewide protections exists.	Birmingham and Huntsville provides local protections on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Statewide; no protections exist, there is a bathroom ban in effect targeting public K-12 schools and permits bans in state/local government buildings. Trans people are not held liable if in violation.
Description	Show Difference Birmingham, Huntsville, and Montevallo provides local discrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Otherwise, no statewide protections exists. Birmingham and Huntsville provides local protections on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Statewide; no protections exist, there is a bathroom ban in effect targeting public K-12 schools and permits bans in state/local government buildings. Trans people are not held liable if in violation.
Sources	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/AL https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/government/mayors-office/mayors-initiatives/multicultural-affairs/human-relations-commission/	https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/government/mayors-office/mayors-initiatives/multicultural-affairs/human-relations-commission/ https://www.birminghamal.gov/government/mayors-office/office-public-affairs/birmingham-human-rights-commission https://www.transiticsnews.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans-586 https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2022RS/PrintFiles/HB322-Enr.pdf https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB79-enr.pdf
Sources	Show Difference http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/AL https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/government/mayors-office/mayors-initiatives/multicultural-affairs/human-relations-commission/ https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/government/mayors-office/mayors-initiatives/multicultural-affairs/human-relations-commission/ https://www.birminghamal.gov/government/mayors-office/office-public-affairs/birmingham-human-rights-commission https://www.transiticsnews.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans-586 https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2022RS/PrintFiles/HB322-Enr.pdf https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB79-enr.pdf

Oct 12, 2025

edited by mineszilla. Huntsville added :)

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal in some contexts	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Illegal in some contexts	Varies by Region
Description	There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Also protected under Section VII, as well under the case of Glenn v. Brumby.	Birmingham, Huntsville, and Montevallo provides local discrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Otherwise, no statewide protections exists.
Description	Show Difference There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Also protected under Section VII, as well under the case of Glenn v. Brumby. Huntsville, and Montevallo provides local discrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Otherwise, no statewide protections exists.
Sources	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/AL http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/federal_court_decisions	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/AL https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/government/mayors-office/mayors-initiatives/multicultural-affairs/human-relations-commission/
Sources	Show Difference http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/AL http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/federal_court_decisions http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/AL https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/government/mayors-office/mayors-initiatives/multicultural-affairs/human-relations-commission/

Jul 12, 2022

edited by tsusamu

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	Old Value	New Value
End Date	Sep 9, 2018	(none)
Description	There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Full employment discrimination protections pending state wide. Also protected under Section VII. as well under the case of Glenn v. Brumby.	There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Also protected under Section VII, as well under the case of Glenn v. Brumby.
Description	Show Difference There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Full employment discrimination protections pending state wide. Also protected under Section VII. as well under the case of Glenn v. Brumby. Also protected under Section VII, as well under the case of Glenn v. Brumby.

Sep 10, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Aug 30, 2018	Sep 9, 2018

Aug 19, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Aug 3, 2018	Aug 30, 2018

Aug 4, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Jul 13, 2018	Aug 3, 2018

Jul 13, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Jul 11, 2018	Jul 13, 2018
Description	There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Full employment discrimination protections pending state wide. Also protected under Section VII	There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Full employment discrimination protections pending state wide. Also protected under Section VII. as well under the case of Glenn v. Brumby.
Description	Show Difference There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Full employment discrimination protections pending state wide. Also protected under Section VII VII. as well under the case of Glenn v. Brumby.

Jul 11, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Jun 28, 2018	Jul 11, 2018

Jul 11, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal in some contexts
Special Status	Ambiguous	Illegal in some contexts

Jun 28, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Jun 20, 2018	Jun 28, 2018
Description	There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Full State employment discrimination protections pending state wide. Also protected under Section VII	There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Full employment discrimination protections pending state wide. Also protected under Section VII
Description	Show Difference There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Full State employment discrimination protections pending state wide. Also protected under Section VII

Jun 20, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
End Date	Jun 17, 2018	Jun 20, 2018
Description	There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending.	There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Full State employment discrimination protections pending state wide. Also protected under Section VII
Description	Show Difference There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Full State employment discrimination protections pending state wide. Also protected under Section VII
Sources	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/AL	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/AL http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/federal_court_decisions
Sources	Show Difference http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/AL http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/AL http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/federal_court_decisions

Jun 17, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Jun 8, 2018	Jun 17, 2018
Description	There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo.	There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending.
Description	Show Difference There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo. Full state employment discrimination protections pending.

Jun 9, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Apr 26, 2018	Jun 8, 2018

Apr 26, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Mar 19, 2018	Apr 26, 2018
Description	Only Protections in the city of Birmingham. One of the 16 states that doesn't have state discrimination protection.	There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo.
Description	Show Difference Only Protections in the city of Birmingham. One of the 16 states that doesn't have state discrimination protection. There is full discrimination protections in the city of Birmingham, Montevallo.

Mar 19, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
End Date	Dec 31, 2017	Mar 19, 2018
Description	Only Protections in the city of Birmingham.	Only Protections in the city of Birmingham. One of the 16 states that doesn't have state discrimination protection.
Description	Show Difference Only Protections in the city of Birmingham. One of the 16 states that doesn't have state discrimination protection.

Dec 31, 2017

created by Ausyk

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	Original entry
Status	Ambiguous
Start Date	Oct 16, 2017
End Date	Dec 31, 2017
Description	Only Protections in the city of Birmingham.
Sources	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/AL