I found this very interesting because I've been in the process, for some months, of coming out as transgendered in my workplace. I work for a very progressive company. Only about a quarter of the states, though, have TG non-discrimnation laws on the books.
Here’s a chart from the link http://www.transgenderlaw.org/ndlaws/in ... isdictions (Transgender Law and Policy Institute):
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 and 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
US jurisdictions with laws prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity
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Re: US jurisdictions with laws prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity
Missed one
The State of NH has had laws on this subject for ages and just approved civil unions for same sex couples we were also the first state to allow same sex adoptions . Albeit it is included in the wording of the statutes under discrimination over sexual identity and gender. The reason for wording it that way was to get it through at the time conservative majority in the State Senate. Also the drafters of the law felt that to spell out specifics left room for discriminatory acts against some as those that would challenge the law would site that under certain instances it was not discrimination as those parties were not mentioned with the others. In simpler terms a blanket law covered all and left no one out.
The State of NH has had laws on this subject for ages and just approved civil unions for same sex couples we were also the first state to allow same sex adoptions . Albeit it is included in the wording of the statutes under discrimination over sexual identity and gender. The reason for wording it that way was to get it through at the time conservative majority in the State Senate. Also the drafters of the law felt that to spell out specifics left room for discriminatory acts against some as those that would challenge the law would site that under certain instances it was not discrimination as those parties were not mentioned with the others. In simpler terms a blanket law covered all and left no one out.