Laws and Legislation

Abstract:

The purpose of this set of tables is to provide a quick reference of the features of state civil rights laws covering sexual orientation and/or gender identity and expression. Seventeen states plus the District of Columbia have passed laws that provide some form of civil rights protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Of these, only Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, California, Illinois, Maine, Washington, and the District of Columbia provide comprehensive civil rights protection for transgender individuals; California, Maine, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia prohibit discrimination in schools based on transgender status. The state’s human rights commission, attorney general, or lower courts in Connecticut, Hawai’i, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont have interpreted existing anti-discrimination laws to prohibit discrimination against transgender people." (from p.1)

Author: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Publication Date: [n.d.]
Source: Washington, DC: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Contact Info: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

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Contact Info: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force