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BUREAU OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
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DISCRIMINATION
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Purpose and Scope

(1) It is the policy of the State of Oregon that unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, age, disability and other classes protected under Oregon statutes is a matter of state concern and that such discrimination threatens individual rights and privileges and menaces the institutions and foundations of a free democratic state

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Definitions

(8) “Gender expression” means the manner in which an individual’s gender identity is expressed, including, but not limited to, through dress, appearance, manner, or speech, whether or not that expression is different from that traditionally associated with the individual’s assigned sex at birth.

(9) “Gender identity” means an individual’s gender-related identity, whether or not that identity is different from that traditionally associated with the individual’s assigned sex at birth, including, but not limited to, a gender identity that is transgender or androgynous.

(15) “Sex” means the anatomical, physiological and genetic characteristics associated with being male or female.

(16) “Sexual orientation” means an individual’s actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, or gender identity, regardless of whether the individual’s gender identity, appearance, expression or behavior differs from that traditionally associated with the individual’s assigned sex at birth.

Americans with Disabilities Act - July 26, 1990

Don't Ignore Suicide in the Disability Community – Live On!
People with Disabilities and Suicide Awareness
Politically Correct Language of Disability
Disability Related Awareness Dates
International Day of Persons with Disabilities - UN - 12/3/20
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month - SNA - March
National Disability Employment Awareness Month - October

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Employment, Housing, Public Accomodations, Credit, State Employees,

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The Anti-LGBTQ Consequences of 'Masterpiece Cakeshop' SCOTUS Case
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Understanding Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
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Americans with Disabilities Act - July 26, 1990


When Judy Heumann was growing up in the 1950s, the New York City school system barred her from attending school and instead gave her only two and a half hours a week of home instruction. Why? She was in a wheelchair, as a result of polio, and school administrators refused to accommodate her in a classroom.

Heumann grew up to become a leading advocate for disability rights. She helped organize a 1977 protest that occupied a federal building in San Francisco and focused national attention on discrimination against the disabled. After a long political fight, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990 — 30 years ago this Sunday.

Few modern laws have had as big of an impact on Americans’ lives, and the anniversary has led to reflections on what the A.D.A. has — and has not — accomplished. (Here is a package of Times stories.)

Today, no child can legally be denied schooling because of a disability. Workplaces and public spaces have been transformed. And many nondisabled people have benefited as well: I often felt grateful for the A.D.A. while pushing a stroller around New York (and not having to lift it over curbs).

But it’s also clear that disabled Americans continue to endure inequities:

  • Only 19 percent of adults with disabilities held jobs last year, compared with 66 percent of those without disabilities.
  • Children with physical and intellectual disabilities have fewer options for extracurricular activities and job training.
  • Disabled people are more likely to be incarcerated or to be victims of police violence, especially if they are not white.
  • Voter turnout is low, partly because of logistical difficulties. (“If people with disabilities voted at the same rate as otherwise-similar people without disabilities, there would be an additional 2.35 million voters,” a Rutgers University analysis concluded.)
  • Because the A.D.A. didn’t require all old buildings to be retrofitted, many remain inaccessible.

As Heumann recently told The Times, disabled Americans who have been born since the A.D.A. are eager to benefit from the law’s provisions. “They also believe that the A.D.A. is not enough,” she added.

For much more: One of the best movies I’ve seen this year is “Crip Camp,” a documentary that tells the story of the disability-rights movement through a summer camp where many leaders, including Heumann, met each other.

And give us feedback: What questions do you have about disability and accessibility? What stories should The Times be doing? Tell us here.
Sourcer: The New York Times

Don't Ignore Suicide in the Disability Community – Live On!


In the Disability Live On Movement LogoCommunity we have plenty of conversations about Disability Pride, dating, innovative technology and a host of other topics. However, there's one topic that seems just too taboo for polite conversation: depression and suicide within the Disability Community. This seems to be a difficult topic for any community to have, but its particularly hard for ours. After all, the very concept of Disability Pride is meant to challenge the common, regressive stereotype that disabled people are miserable and deserving of pity. Acknowledging that many of us do struggle with depression seems to run the risk of feeding in to this harmful stigma that is the source of so many of the barriers we face. How can people with disabilities be both proud and suicidal?

#Liveon Movement Creates a Community to Battle Disability Stigma

Research, in fact, shows that it is actually quite common for disabled people to struggle with depression, but this difficulty is not usually caused by our disabilities. According to Thomas Weiss's article, "People with Disabilities and Suicide Awareness," most disabled people that commit suicide aren't driven to it by the experience of having a disability; rather, these tendencies are usually due to difficulty in knowing how to navigate society's perception of disability and how that perception impacts their relationships and livelihood.

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Being a disabled woman myself, this makes perfect sense to me. I no longer struggle with every day tasks of daily living, as I have adapted and learned how to cook, clean, get dressed and manage my never-ending to-do lists in my own way. Yet, what I continually struggle with is how to deal with the sting of discrimination from a restaurant with a one-step entrance keeping me from going inside or the patronizing baby voice that strangers use on me because I sit in a wheelchair. If I were newly disabled and/or did not have a Disability Community with which I could sit in solidarity in these moments, I could see how they would overwhelm me and swallow my life experience.

This is why it is no surprise that so many disabled people, especially with newly acquired disabilities, experience depression and/or suicidal thoughts at some point during their lives. After all, experiencing society's reaction to disability is a tough pill to swallow, even if you've been dealing with it your entire life like I have. It must be a total shock to the system to become disabled after first living life free from ableism for a while.

The one place that I know of that is dedicated to ensuring that discussions of depression and suicide are encouraged in the Disability Community is LiveOn.net. If you haven't checked it out yet, #LiveOn is an anti-suicide campaign aimed specifically at people with disabilities who may be at risk. The campaign is run by disabled people and is based on Disability Pride. It's a website that has a series of videos by disabled people telling their own stories about disability, how they have found community and all the reasons they think other disabled people should #LiveOn, even when they may be struggling with all the stigma heaped on us every day.

Disability is often an isolating experience already and this isolation is intensified by depression. What seems the most profound is the #LiveOn Movement's ability to provide community to someone that is experiencing this isolation and may not know a single other disabled person that they can talk to about it. After watching only a few of the videos, one cannot help but walk (or roll) away with that same feeling of solidarity that I get from a day of hanging out with my many disabled friends and colleagues.
Source: www.abilities.com/community/liveon-movement.html

People with Disabilities and Suicide Awareness


Synopsis and Key Points:

Disability in relation to suicide is something that is very hard to find statistics on and it is not a new phenomenon.

Main Digest

The challenges faced by people who experience forms of disabilities are influenced more by negative social expectations and tacit ideas concerning disability than by any emotional, physical, or cognitive impairment a person may experience. Each day, organizations work to educate the public about what life with a form of disability is like. For these organizations, that often times means assisting non-disabled neighbors and friends to understand that people with disabilities are not ill and that our lives are not without happiness or meaning.

The fact is - research on disability and depression has consistently shown that when people with disabilities report dissatisfaction with their lives they are not nearly as concerned with things such as reliance on machines or medications as they are with their relationships, financial security, or difficulties while at work. Despite this, the social message repeatedly presented is that life with a form of disability is miserable and when the people around us believe that without questioning it, it may become very hard for people with disabilities to think anything different. Through this, people with disabilities come to internalize oppressive images and after that happens, it becomes very difficult for people with disabilities to hope for something better in their lives. At this point, suicide also becomes an issue.

Considering the negative social messages concerning disability we hear almost daily, it is not surprising that people at times consider suicide after acquiring a disability. In fact, a number of the factors that are considered to be important in evaluating suicide potential such as social inclusion, financial stability and freedom of mobility consistently present challenges for people with disabilities. It is amazing that even though 18.7% of all non-institutionalized civilians in the United States experience a form of disability, they remain nearly invisible when it comes to the issue of suicide.

Disability, in relation to suicide, is something that is very hard to find statistics on and it is not a new phenomenon. In an article published by Carol J. Gill it was noted that it was ironic that so little suicide research has been conducted on the behalf of people with disabilities, since there are so many legal and medical decisions made about disability and the management of intentions to die. Carol Gill was referring to assisted suicide, a twist that makes all the difference. There is a mixed message suggesting that people with disabilities are only visible on the issue of suicide when others such as judges and doctors are making the decision for us. In addition, this reinforces the idea that disability is a legitimate reason to desire death; this writer certainly disagrees with this idea.

Suicide rates are much higher among people with spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis than in the general population. Another part of the overall population of people with disabilities at risk include people with forms of intellectual disabilities, in which it seems that rates of suicide risk factors are higher than the general population as well, even though suicide rates might be lower. The highest rate of suicide is reported among study populations of people with multiple sclerosis, followed by those with spinal cord injury and then people with intellectual disabilities. Suicide among people with disabilities is a complex, pressing public health concern. Urgent research priorities include:

  • Valid estimates of suicide rates among people with disabilities by age
  • Assessment of the predictive importance of suicide risk factors
  • Determination of best practices in preventing suicide

Working towards these objectives will reduce the unacceptable burden of this preventable cause of death and help both children and adults with disabilities to lead lives that are healthier, happier and longer. It is important to believe in the worth and dignity of every person, regardless of any forms of disabilities they may experience. People with disabilities are the only group of people who receive the social message that suicide is a legitimate option. Because of this, it is imperative that organizations working with crisis intervention understand disability as a social issue. People with disabilities live lives that are just as worthy as the lives of non-disabled persons.

Organizations and agencies that track suicide rates are strongly encouraged to begin including people with disabilities in their studies because we know that what is counted is attended to; people with disabilities count too! People who work in crisis intervention are urged to learn about the stresses and joys of life with a form of disability so they will be as effective as possible when people with disabilities reach out to them as their most important life-line. Disability organizations can definitely be of assistance in this regard.

Communities need to stop tolerating the notion that people with disabilities have a reason to die and instead become active partners with the disability community to create a world that is both inclusive and accessible. Raising awareness about suicide will make the disability community visible while bringing people together so they can prevent unnecessary suffering and pain.
Source:  www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/suicide.php

Politically Correct Language of Disability


Synopsis and Key Points:

  • Examples and information on the language of disability awareness to make your talks more sensitive, accurate and inclusive for speaker presentations in corporate or community setting.
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  • PC examples of ways to address a person with a disability such as someone who is blind or deaf. Avoid dramatic language or language that sensationalizes disability.
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  • My experience has been that most people want to do the right thing, want to say the proper words, but they simply do not know what the "right thing" is.

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When I interact with the public in either my professional or personal life, I seldom consider my blindness to be a barrier to an effective conversation, but I am quickly reminded by those with whom I am speaking that it can be. Their discomfort is palpable, their curiosity obvious.

The specific nature of our conversation becomes secondary to what is really on their minds:

How do I address a person who is blind?

Can I ask about it?

What should I say?

Most people seem to be asking me to put them at ease before we can proceed with a discussion. My experience has been that most people want to do the right thing, want to say the proper words, but they simply do not know what the "right thing" is. This has also proved true with other speaking professionals. I am frequently consulted on the appropriate language that should be used when presenting to diverse audiences.

For speakers who give presentations in either the corporate or community setting, below is a short tip list on the language of awareness that you can use to make your talks more sensitive, accurate and inclusive.

Put the Individual Before the Disability

For example, say:

"people with disabilities" instead of "the disabled";

For "handicapped" or "mentally slow," say "people with disabilities," "people who are blind," and "people who are developmentally disabled."

This is respectful and empowering, as it places the emphasis on the individual, as opposed to defining that person by their disability. This practice is usually referred to as people first" language. People first language is the use of respectful and accurate terminology that is preferred by people with disabilities.

Avoid Euphemisms

It is not necessary to use phrases, such as "differently abled", "handi-capable", "diversability", or "challenged", this implies that disability is not a topic that can be discussed in a straightforward manner, and it only emphasizes the differences between us.

Avoid dramatic language or language that sensationalizes disability. Using phrases, such as "afflicted with" or "suffers from," reinforces the idea that the individual is a victim.

Here are other examples of positive and affirming language versus insensitive or negative language.

Instead of "psycho" or "mentally defective," use "a person with a mental illness" or "a person who is mentally retarded."

If you know of someone who has a sensory disability, they can be referred to as "a person who is blind," "a person with low vision," or "a person who is deaf," as opposed to "the blind," "sight challenged," or someone who "suffers from hearing loss."

If you know of someone who is paralyzed or is unable to ambulate, that person is said to be mobility impaired, not "crippled" or "wheelchair bound" That individual is simply a person who uses a wheelchair.

Unless you live in Los Angeles or New York City, you may tend to identify more with small-town America rather than with metro urban sprawl or the concrete jungle of the big cities. You personally may not know many people with disabilities or any at all. Therefore, you may not have considered why it might be important to alter your vocabulary in this way.

It's true that the person standing before you may not appear to have a disability, but they may be married to, related to, or care for someone who does. If you are speaking in front of a group, there is no way to know which members of your audience fall into which category. Using the language of awareness is an act of courtesy and respect that can set a powerful example for others to follow in their everyday communication.

"People only see what they are prepared to see." - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

In this article I provide some reflections on Emerson's quote and offer a number of tips you can use in your own life. The overall theme is about our individual awareness and perception of the world.

This quote, to me, is about perception and how people see the world around them. Essentially, people only see what they are ready and willing to. As such, people are sometimes prepared only to see the worst - whether it is in regards to themselves or other people. They focus on the negative, conveniently ignoring the positive.

Sometimes people may choose to ignore certain evidence as it does not suit them. This can be problematic. Not only can it mean a person continues to engage in particular behaviors (for example, a smoker who ignores the health risks, therefore does not see their behavior as a concern) but it can have wider consequences also. For instance, such attitudes can keep prejudice in place, as stereotypes are upheld and the evidence that defies them is disregarded.

Differing Perceptions

As we go through our lives, we experience different things and develop particular attitudes. It is not surprising then that people will perceive the same situation differently, as a result of their life experiences. Let me give you an example, using a set of steps as the common theme.

Imagine you had spent the day at a disability awareness course.

For the first time you came to realize what an obstacle steps are to a person in a wheelchair. On your way home, you climb the same set of steps as you always do, but this time you see them differently. You wonder where the ramp is, reflecting that maybe the building is inaccessible to a wheelchair user, unless they are to be carried in.

Now imagine these steps again.

You've just been reading about all the things you can do to keep fit. One of these things is to use the steps rather than the lift. You get home, and see the steps. You realize they are an opportunity to help you get fit and you decide to run up them.

Here are those steps again.

This time, you work at a stadium cleaning up after the crowd has been and gone. All day you are going up and down the steps, cleaning up other people's rubbish. By the time you get home you are fed up and tired. You come to the steps that take you to your house. You greet them with a groan, hardly having the energy to climb them and remembering the long day you have had.

Now for one last scenario.

Last week it was raining and the steps outside your house were slippery and you fell down them. You sprained your ankle and are very shaken up. You spend a few days recovering. Today you go to leave the house and are faced with the steps. You feel anxious, remembering your pain and stress. You nervously approach the steps and take them one step at a time, being careful not to slip.

Note how the set of steps has not changed, yet how you perceive them has.

Tips

  • Based on the quote and my reflections, I have some tips that may be useful:
  • Try looking at objects, events and people from a new perspective. Such an exercise can help increase your awareness of the world around you.
  • Don't believe the stereotypes or all you see on the television. Open your eyes to the world around you to see what's really going on.
  • Question what you see and hear.
  • Rather than judging a person, step into their shoes and imagine you are them. Remember, they do not have your experiences; they have their own and as such will see the world differently.
  • Stop making assumptions.
  • Finally, think of this as an opportunity to think positive. If you are prepared to see the positive in all that is around you, then positive is what you will see.

Also See

Disability or Disabled? Which Term is Right? - Differences and similarities in disability and disabled terminology including the right term to use...

People First Language: An Oppositional Viewpoint - This is a thought that has been on my mind for awhile in regards to people first language and what it does to this industry...
Source: www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/language.php

International Day of People with Disabilities (Formerly World Disabled Day)


Synopsis and Key Points:

International Day of People with Disability on Dec 3 is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992.

Main Digest

International Day of People with Disability on December 3 each year is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the International Day for People with Disabilities. The day aims to promote an understanding of people with disability and encourage support for their dignity, rights and well-being.

Around 15% of the world's population, or one billion people, live with disabilities. People are often unaware of the great number of persons living with disabilities around the world and the challenges they face.

Persons with disabilities, "the world's largest minority", often face barriers to participation in all aspects of society. Barriers can take a variety of forms, including those relating to the physical environment or to information and communications technology (ICT), or those resulting from legislation or policy, or from societal attitudes or discrimination. The result is that persons with disabilities do not have equal access to society or services, including education, employment, health care, transportation, political participation or justice. The day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the inclusion of persons with disabilities in every aspect of life.

International Day of People with Disabilities Themes by Year:

  • 1998: "Arts, Culture and Independent Living"
  • 1999: "Accessibility for all for the new Millennium"
  • 2000: "Making information technologies work for all"
  • 2001: "Full participation and equality: The call for new approaches to assess progress and evaluate outcome"
  • 2002: "Independent Living and Sustainable Livelihoods"
  • 2003: "A Voice of our Own"
  • 2004: "Nothing about Us, Without Us"
  • 2005: "Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Action in Development"
  • 2006: "E-Accessibility"
  • 2007: "Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities"
  • 2008: "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Dignity and justice for all of us"
  • 2009: "Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world"
  • 2010: "Keeping the promise: Mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and beyond"
  • 2011: "Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development"
  • 2012: "Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all"
  • 2013: "Break barriers, open doors: for an inclusive society for all"
  • 2014: "Sustainable development: The promise of technology"

Source: www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/world-disabled-day.php

Funeral Home


A grieving widow has just lost her spouse. She, her parents, and her in-laws enter a funeral home to arrange burial services. But they are turned away when the staff realize that the woman and her late spouse are lesbians.

This story, inspired by a real legal case, is the center of a new ad, “Funeral Home,” produced by MAP as part of the Open to All public education campaign.

People think discrimination like this couldn’t happen, but it does and it did.

This ad explains how a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of discrimination could make matters worse.

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Funeral home markups and upselling: Hidden camera investigation

Inspired by a real case, this ad, “Funeral Home,” shows devastating harms of service refusals by businesses that serve the public

"Funeral Home" is the latest in a series of ads that illustrate how a loss in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case would open the door to wide-ranging forms of discrimination. A ruling for the bakery in this case could sanction and encourage this type of discrimination not just against LGBT people, but also interfaith couples, people of color, women, people with disabilities, and others. A decision in this case is expected by June.

LGBT people continue to be at risk for discrimination in their daily lives, even at their most painful moments, like when burying a loved one. Thirty-one states lack nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people in public places. And there are no federal nondiscrimination protections in public accommodations for LGBT people. As a result, just over half of LGBT people in the United States live in a state where businesses, including funeral homes, can refuse to serve someone because of who they are.

Read more about the new ad in the Salon exclusive 'Beyond wedding cakes to funerals: The high stakes of Masterpiece Cakeshop SCOTUS case'

http://www.lgbtmap.org/file/Brief-OTA-Funeral-Home-One-Pager-FINAL.pdf

As a nation, we decided a long time ago that businesses and services that are open to the public should be open to all. Nobody should be turned away simply because of who they are.

Take Action:

  • WATCH and SHARE "Funeral Home"
  • SIGN UP to take a stand against discrimination. Sign up for breaking news, ways to take action in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, and to add your support for the Open to All Coalition
  • SIGN the ACLU’s People’s Petition and tell the Supreme Court that you oppose creating a constitutional license to discriminate
  • READ about the new ad in the Salon exclusive 'Beyond wedding cakes to funerals: The high stakes of Masterpiece Cakeshop SCOTUS case'
  • SHARE the Open to All social media shareables
  • DONATE and support more ads like "Funeral Home"
  • LEARN more about which states have nondiscrimination protections for gender identity and sexual orientation in public places
  • UNDERSTAND how the "Funeral Home" ad depicts the high stakes of the Masterpiece Cakeshop case

 

Non-Discrimination Laws


Today, MAP and the Family Equality Council released a new report, Putting Children at Risk: How Efforts to Undermine Marriage Equality Harm Children. The report shows how, in the three years since the landmark marriage ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, there has been a coordinated strategy to undermine marriage equality, and how those efforts harm the estimated 300,000 children raised by same-sex couples. Most recently, two states passed laws that restrict fostering and adoption placements for LGBT parents, reflecting a disturbing trend in states across the country towards religiously-based service refusals that put children at risk.

Efforts by anti-LGBT opponents include:

Plain refusals by some government officials, state legislators, and courts to fully recognize the marriages of same-sex couples and their relationship with their children; and,

Refusals by individuals, businesses, government contractors, and even government employees claiming they have a religiously-based right to discriminate against LGBT people, including the children of LGBT people. These license to discriminate efforts are reflected in legislation, court cases, and agency guidance around the country.

With courts requiring that state governments treat all married couples fairly, this tactic of individuals, businesses, and government agencies claiming a religious exemption to following nondiscrimination laws is gaining traction. This has an especially harmful impact on LGBT families and LGBT parents seeking to adopt or start families. A same-sex couple could be refused pregnancy and birth healthcare services, a child with two mothers could be denied entrance to their local preschool, a child could be refused critical medical treatment because she was denied an accurate birth certificate listing both parents, or a qualified, loving same-sex couple could be rejected from fostering a child in need. In fact, all of these scenarios have already happened.

Also, just this year, two states—Oklahoma and Kansas—have passed laws granting child welfare agencies a license to discriminate against prospective parents, leaving the nation’s most vulnerable children with fewer prospective parents.

Read more about this report in an exclusive from USA Today.

And, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to issue a ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case by the end of June. This case has the potential to undo decades of nondiscrimination laws by allowing businesses to pick and choose which customers to serve.

By refusing to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples, and by attempting to insert religious exemptions into nondiscrimination laws that protect LGBT people, the report concludes that the threats to LGBT families and their children are real. And, in states without nondiscrimination laws and in states where legislatures have pushed religious exemption laws, the ultimate result is that children are harmed.

Take Action:

READ the report Putting Children at Risk: How Efforts to Undermine Marriage Equality Harm Children

LEARN more about the high stakes of the Masterpiece Cakeshop case with this policy brief Understanding Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

READ MAP’s blog post for LGBTQ Families Day and share it on social media with the hashtag #LGBTQFamiliesDay

SEE which states have nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people and families.
Source: www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/non_discrimination_laws

State

Employment
Housing
Public Access
Credit
State Employees

United States

Alabama

Alaska

LGB

Arizona

LGB

Arkansas

California

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

LGBT

Colorado

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

Connecticut

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

Delaware

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

LGBT

DC

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

LGBT

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

LGBT

Idaho

Illinois

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

Indiana

LGBT

Iowa

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

Kansas

LGBT

Kentucky

.

LGBT

Louisiana

Maine

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

Maryland

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

Massachusetts

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

Michigan

LGBT

Minnesota

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

Mississippi

Missouri

LGB

Montana

LGBT

Nebraska

Nevada

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

LGBT

New Hampshire

LGB
LGB
LGB

LGB

New Jersey

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

New Mexico

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

New York

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

North Carolina

LGBT

North Dakota

Ohio

LGBT

Oklahoma

Oregon

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

LGBT

Pennsylvania

LGBT

Rhode Island

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

LGBT
LGBT

LGBT

Vermont

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

Virginia

LGBT

Washington

LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT
LGBT

West Virginia

Wisconsin

LGB
LGB
LGB

LGB

Wyoming

Source: www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/non_discrimination_laws

LGBT Adults

Population
% of Adults

State

*
State
Adult
LGBT
Total

United States

Alabama

24
4,863,300
3,766,477
112,994
3%

Alaska

48
741,894
554,567
16,637
3%

Arizona

14
6,931,071
5,299,579
211,983
4%

Arkansas

32
2,988,248
2,283,195
68,496
3%

California

1
39,250,017
30,157,154
1,477,701
4.9%

Colorado

21
5,540,545
4,279,173
184,004
4.3%

Connecticut

28
3,576,452
2,823,158
98,811
3.5%

Delaware

45
952,065
747,791
35,146
4.7%

DC

49
681,170
560,277
48,184
8.6%

Florida

3
20,612,439
16,465,727
691,561
4.2%

Georgia

8
10,310,371
7,798,827
311,953
4%

Hawaii

40
1,428,557
1,120,541
42,581
3.8%

Idaho

39
1,683,140
1,245,967
34,887
2.8%

Illinois

5
12,801,539
9,875,430
385,142
3.9%

Indiana

17
6,633,053
5,057,601
207,362
4.1%

Iowa

29
343,134,693
2,403,962
76,927
3.2%

Kansas

34
2,907,289
2,192,338
67,962
3.1%

Kentucky

26
4,436,974
3,426,345
113,069
3.3%

Louisiana

25
4,681,666
3,567,717
132,006
3.7%

Maine

42
1,331,479
1,076,765
48,454
4.5%

Maryland

19
6,016,447
4,667,719
182,041
3.9%

Massachusetts

15
6,811,779
5,433,677
266,250
4.9%

Michigan

10
9,928,300
7,737,243
294,015
3.8%

Minnesota

22
5,519,952
169,265
169,265
4%

Mississippi

31
2,988,726
2,267,438
72,558
3.2%

Missouri

18
6,093,000
4,706,137
160,009
3.4%

Montana

44
1,042,520
814,909
24,447
3%

Nebraska

37
1,907,116
1,433,791
51,616
3.6%

Nevada

35
2,262,631
2,262,631
108,606
4.8%

New Hampshire

41
1,334,795
1,074,207
49,414
4.6%

New Jersey

11
8,944,469
6,959,717
250,550
3.6%

New Mexico

36
2,081,015
1,590,352
4.2%
4.2%

New York

4
19,745,289
15,564,730
700,413
4.5%

North Carolina

9
10,146,788
7,848,068
274,682
3.5%

North Dakota

47
757,952
581,641
15,704
2.7%

Ohio

7
11,614,373
9,002,201
342,084
3.8%

Oklahoma

33
2,961,933
2,961,933
103,668
3.5%

Oregon

27
4,093,465
3,224,738
158,012
4.9%

Pennsylvania

6
12,784,227
10,109,422
363,939
3.6%

Rhode Island

43
1,056,426
848,045
33,922
4%

South Carolina

23
4,961,119
3,863,498
115,905
3%

South Dakota

46
865,454
652,167
13,043
2%

Tennessee

16
6,651,194
5,149,399
159,631
3.1%

Texas

2
27,862,596
20,568,009
740,448
3.6%

Utah

30
3,051,217
2,129,444
70,272
3.3%

Vermont

50
624,594
506,066
26,821
5.3%

Virginia

12
8,411,808
6,541,685
222,417
3.4%

Washington

13
7,288,000
5,658,502
260,291
4.6%

West Virginia

38
1,831,102
1,456,034
49,505
3.4%

Wisconsin

20
5,778,708
4,491,015
152,695
3.4%

Wyoming

51
585,501
446,600
15,631
3.5%

* Rank by state population. Source: www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps

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