2014 Reports

LGBT Discrimination: Employment Discrimination and Inequality

Holmberg, Erika Suh; Smith, Raymond Arthur

Discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans remains pervasive given the current lack of anti-discrimination legislation at both the federal and state levels. Specifically, discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation or gender identity remains legal in most states, while the federal government has failed to expand employment discrimination protections to LGBT employees.