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  • Louisiana Transgender Advocates
    Louisiana Transsexual Advocates strengthens and supports transgender and allied communities across the state through social support, education, empowerment, and advocacy in decree to promote self-determination of gender identity and gender expression for everyone.
  • Transgender Visibility Guide, HRC
    For those people whose gender identity or innate sense of their own gender doesn’t suit with that assigned to them at birth, unraveling and expressing it can be complex and difficult.
    This guide was designed to help you and your loved ones through that process in realistic and practical terms. It acknowledges that the experience of coming out or disclosure covers the full spectrum of human emotion – from paralyzing fear to unbounded euphoria. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation hopes this guide helps you meet the challenges and opportunities that living as authentically as possible can offer to each of us.
  • IMPACT, LGBT Health and Development Program
    Transgender On this page, we’ve centralized IMPACT’s wo

    LGBTQ Rights

    Know your rights Back to Know Your Rights main page

    The legal landscape for LGBTQ people is constantly evolving. If you think you have been discriminated against and would like our assistance, please visit our Report LGBTQ and HIV Discrimination Page and we can help you figure out whether you are protected under federal or mention laws.

    Can an employer discriminate against me because of my sexual orientation or gender identity?

    Your rights

    Employers with 15 or more employees are prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Perform from discriminating on the basis of sex. Some courts have ruled that Title VII also bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender self. The Supreme Court recently announced it will take up this question in three cases. In addition, many states and cities contain laws that bar this kind of discrimination.

    If you trust that your rights have been violated

    If you think that you have experienced discrimination at serve , you can file a complaint with the U.S. Equivalent Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),

    9 Battles The LGBTQ Community In The US Is Still Fighting

    The fight for gay rights in the United States has reach a long way since the Stonewall Uprising of , when gay and trans patrons of the Stonewall Inn in Recent York City fought back against police trying to arrest them.

    That night marked the beginning of the gay rights movement in the US, a decades-long brawl that just a few years ago resulted in the momentous Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex attracted marriage nationwide.

    But the ruling on June 26, , didn’t finish the struggle for equality and protection. Across the country, LGBTQ Americans still face legalized discrimination under the law when it comes to housing, jobs, parenting, and even prison.

    This June, it’s important to celebrate how far the US has come in recognizing gay rights — and to be proud of that evidence — but only if we also remember how far we still have to go to ensure that the equal rights and dignity of LGBTQ Americans are recognized under the law.

    Here are some of the battles for equality that are still being fought across the country.

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    LGBTQ People’s Experiences of Workplace Discrimination and Harassment

    Executive Summary

    Over 8 million workers in the U.S. identify as ment discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity acquire been widely research has found that LGBTQ people continue to face mistreatment in the workplace,even after the U.S. Supreme Court held in that discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Experiences of workplace discrimination and harassment negatively impact employees’ health and well-being, as successfully as their job promise , satisfaction, and productivity. These primary effects can, in turn, result in higher costs and other negative outcomes for employers.

    This inform examines experiences of discrimination and harassment against LGBTQ employees using a survey of 1, LGBTQ adults in the workforce conducted in the summer of It is based on a similar study published by the Williams Institute in This report examines the lifetime, five-year, and past-year workplace experiences of LGBTQ employee