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Many of these states exclude LGBTQ people from their anti-discrimination statutes. Others have passed laws that specifically target people based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Using data from the Gallup Daily Tracking Survey, this brief estimates the number of LGBT people who are and are not protected by state statutes that explicitly prohibit sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in employment, education, public accommodations, housing, and credit. At the federal level and in most states, non-discrimination statutes do not expressly enumerate sexual orientation and gender identity as protected characteristics. LGBTQ employment discrimination
The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) tracks over 50 different LGBTQ-related laws and policies. This map shows the overall policy tallies (as distinct from sexual orientation or gender identity tallies) for each state, the District of Columbia, and the five populated U.S. territories. Strong majorities of Americans — including most people of faith — support nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ individuals, but overall support has declined. LGBTQ Americans are overrepresented among the youngest generations, Democrats, and liberals, while reflecting the geographic and racial diversity of the general population. 
Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures in
Thirteen million people ages 13 and older in the U.S. identify as LGBT. The nondiscrimination statutes in most states do not explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected characteristics. Nearly half of all LGBT people lack protections from discrimination in employment, education, housing, public accommodations, and credit. In 27 states, there are no explicit statewide laws protecting individuals from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Here is a list of these states:.
What States That Don’t Protect LGBTQ Workers From
See state maps that show the laws and policies that affect LGBTQ+ people in areas of non-discrimination, healthcare, youth, and more. Recommended citation: Movement Advancement Project. Accessed [day of access].
HRC
States with Full LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Protections In 21 states and the District of Columbia, state law protects individuals from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. It is a number that comes as a thunderbolt to many who assume in laws are more inclusive, rights advocates say — and it underlines the urgency of a trio of cases the Supreme Court is weighing Tuesday that could guarantee federal protections for LGBTQ workers nationwide. In cases viewed by some as monumental as the gay marriage ruling , justices will hear challenges from New York, Michigan and Georgia involving workers who say they were fired because they were gay or transgender. Views on LGBTQ Rights in All 50 States
Southern states are least likely to have statutory protections from employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. . 
21 states that have passed anti
The ACLU is tracking Anti-LGBTQ bills in the U.S. Choose a state on the map to show the different bills targeting LGBTQ Rights and take action. While not all of these bills will become law, they all cause harm for LGBTQ people. .
LGBT People in the US Not Protected by State Non
More than seven in ten residents of red (71%), battleground (75%), and blue (79%) states favor laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing. .