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U.S. jurisdictions
with laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression
U.S. jurisdictions prohibiting
discrimination in public employment on the basis of gender identity and expression
Transgender inclusive
non-discrimination bills introduced or soon to be introduced in 2003
Non-discrimination/anti-harassment
school bills introduced
Maps and Charts
September
2007--Transgender Issues: A Fact Sheet. PDF here.
March
2005--Nice map of transgender non-discrimination laws published by Congressional
Quarterly, updated March 2005. Here.
Joint TLPI-NGLTF comprehensive chart,
"Scope of Explicitly
Transgender-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Laws." In pdf here. (Sometimes
this large chart doesn't load right; if so, email
us for a copy.)
See also these charts from the NGLTF
Transgender Civil Rights Project:
1. Years passed between sexual orientation and gender
identity/expression
2. Year in Review: State and Local Trans-Inclusive Legislation 2005 /
2004 / 2003 / 2002
3. Populations of jurisdictions with explicitly transgender-inclusive
anti-discrimination laws here.
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U.S. jurisdictions
with laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression
Type of jurisdiction
Number
States:
13 + DC
Cities and counties:
93
Total
107
Year
Jurisdiction
2007
State of Colorado
State of Iowa
Lake Worth, FL
Milwaukee, WI
Palm Beach County, FL
State of Oregon
Saugatuck, MI
State of Vermont
West Palm Beach, FL
2006
Bloomington, IN
Cincinnati, OH
Easton, PA
Ferndale, MI
Hillsboro, OR
Johnson County,
IA
King County, WA
Lansdowne, PA
Lansing, MI
State of
New Jersey
Swarthmore, PA
State of Washington
West Chester, PA
2005
Gulfport, FL
State of Hawaii*
State
of Illinois
Indianapolis, IN
Lincoln City, OR
State of Maine
Northampton, MA
Washington,
DC
2004
Albany, NY
Austin, TX
Beaverton, OR
Bend, OR
Burien, WA
Oakland, CA
Miami Beach, FL
Tompkins County, NY
2003
State of California
State of
New Mexico
Carbondale, IL
Covington, KY
El Paso, TX
Ithaca, NY
Key West, FL
Lake Oswego, OR
Monroe Co.,
FL
Oakland, CA
Peoria, IL
San Diego, CA
Scranton, PA
Springfield, IL
University City, MO
2002
Allentown, PA
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Buffalo, NY
Chicago, IL
Cook County, IL
Dallas, TX
Decatur, IL
East
Lansing, MI
Erie County, PA
New Hope, PA
New York
City, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Salem, OR
Tacoma, WA
2001
Denver, CO
Huntington Woods, MI
Multnomah Co., OR
State of Rhode Island
Rochester, NY
Suffolk County, NY
2000
Atlanta, GA
Boulder, CO
DeKalb, IL
Madison, WI
Portland, OR
1999
Ann Arbor, MI
Jefferson County, KY
Lexington-Fayette Co., KY
Louisville, KY
Tucson, AZ
1998
Benton County, OR
Santa Cruz County, CA
New Orleans, LA
Toledo, OH
West Hollywood, CA
York, PA
1997
Cambridge, MA
Evanston, IL
Olympia, WA
Pittsburgh, PA
Ypsilanti, MI
1996
Iowa City, IA
1994
Grand Rapids, MI
San Francisco, CA
1993
State of Minnesota
1992
Santa Cruz, CA
1990
St. Paul, MN
1986
Seattle, WA
1983
Harrisburg, PA
1979
Los Angeles, CA.
Urbana, IL
1977
Champaign, IL
1975
Minneapolis, MN
*Hawaii's
non-discrimination law covers only discrimination in housing, not in employment or public
accommodations. For more information on what each law covers, see the joint
TLPI-NGLTF comprehensive chart, "Scope of Explicitly Transgender-Inclusive
Non-Discrimination Laws" in pdf here.
The Transgender Law and Policy Institute has
verified that each jurisdiction listed above has a transgender inclusive
non-discrimination law and has on file either the passed ordinance or bill, or the
relevant sections of the municipal or state code. To see what types of discrimination are
covered under these laws, see the joint TLPI-NGLTF comprehensive chart, "Scope of
Explicitly Transgender-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Laws" in pdf here.
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U.S. jurisdictions
prohibiting discrimination in public employment on the basis of gender identity and
expression
Through legislative actions:
Alameda County, CA (includes provision of
services)
Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Bellingham, WA
Boise, Idaho
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dane County, Wisconsin (also applies to county
contractors)
Decatur, Georgia
Houston, Texas
Lansdowne Borough, Pennsylvania
Largo, Florida
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Pine Lake, Georgia
Rhinebeck, NY
San José, California (also applies to city
contractors)
Tequesta, Florida
Wilton Manors, Florida (also applies to city
contractors)
Through executive orders:
State of Indiana.
State of Ohio
New York State Office of the Comptroller
Pennsylvania State Government
Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General
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See also:
The jurisdictions listed above have
nondiscrimination laws with statutory language that explicitly includes people of
transgender experience. For a list of jurisdictions that have human rights laws that have
been interpreted by the courts to cover people of transgender experience, go to jurisdictions with
positive case law.
If you are considering drafting and/or
proposing a state or local anti-discrimination law, the Transgender Law and Policy
Institute, working with the Lisa Mottet of the Transgender Civil Rights Project at the
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, is available to advise you. Email us here.
© Transgender Law and Policy Institute 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003
For more information, please contact us
at query@transgenderlaw.org
Last edited: 12/20/2007
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