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Treatment</h1> <p class="tagline"> Opportunity should not be limited by where you live. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel page-panel colored_panel" style="background-color:#00558c;"> <div class="container table table-fixed align-middle details details_center"> <div class="cell"> <div class="inner content" style="max-width:1050px;"> <h2 class="font-lato-400"><span style="font-size: 1.25rem;">The Challenge</span></h2> <hr /> <div style="margin: 0 auto; max-width: 800px;"> <p class="font-dukefill"><span style="font-size: 5.625rem;">28 States</span></p> <p>don’t treat LGBTQ citizens equally. LGBTQ people can be denied housing and refused services based solely on sexual orientation or gender identity.</p> </div> <style> #pkfmsizdhn.tabbed-content-container .tab-labels li a { background-color: #ffffff; border-right: solid 1px #80aac6; color: #333333; } #pkfmsizdhn.tabbed-content-container .tab-labels li:last-child a { border-right: none; } #pkfmsizdhn.tabbed-content-container .tab-labels li a:hover { box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #333333 inset; } #pkfmsizdhn.tabbed-content-container .tab-labels li.on a { background-color: #002b46; color: #80aac6; } #pkfmsizdhn.tabbed-content-container .tab-content { background: linear-gradient(to top, #ffffff 65%, rgba(255,255,255,0.5) 100%); border-color: #80aac6; } </style> <div id="pkfmsizdhn" class="tabbed-content-container tabs-horizontal"> <div class="tab-labels"> <ul> <li data-selector="housing"> <a href="#housing">Housing</a> </li> <li data-selector="public-accommodations"> <a href="#public-accommodations">Public Accommodations</a> </li> <li data-selector="employment"> <a href="#employment">Employment</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-content"> <section data-group="housing"> <div style="margin: 0 auto; max-width: 800px;">Housing nondiscrimination laws protect LGBTQ people from being unfairly evicted, denied housing, or refused the ability to rent or buy housing.</div> <div class="table"> <div class="cell cell-66"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium" src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/map_housing-2022.png" width="1280" height="1175" /></div> <div class="cell cell-33"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium" src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/legend_housing-2022.png" width="640" height="535" /></div> </div> </section> <section data-group="public-accommodations"> <div style="margin: 0 auto; max-width: 800px;">Public accommodation nondiscrimination laws protect LGBTQ people from being unfairly refused service or entry to, or from facing discrimination in, places accessible to the public.</div> <div class="table"> <div class="cell cell-66"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium" src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/map_accomodation-2022.png" width="1280" height="1175" /></div> <div class="cell cell-33"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium" src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/legend_accomodation-2022.png" width="640" height="535" /></div> </div> </section> <section data-group="employment"> <div style="margin: 0 auto; max-width: 800px;">Employment nondiscrimination laws protect LGBTQ people from being unfairly fired, not hired, or discriminated against in the workplace by private employers.</div> <div class="table"> <div class="cell cell-66"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium" src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/map_employment-2022.png" width="1280" height="1175" /></div> <div class="cell cell-33"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium" src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/legend_employment-2022.png" width="640" height="305" /></div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel page-panel bg_cover_panel" style=""> <div class="background-image" style="background-image:url(https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/panel-bg-family-consequences.jpg); background-size:cover;"></div> <div class="container table table-fixed align-middle details details_right video_modal"> <div class="cell cell-50"> <div class="inner content content-text" style="max-width:550px;"> <h2 class="font-lato-400"><span style="font-size: 20px;">The Consequences</span></h2> <hr /> <h4><span style="color: #62c8d9;">Statistically, No Matter How Hardworking, LGBTQ People Still:</span></h4> <ul class="bullets-lightblue"> <li>Experience greater difficulty finding and keeping a job.</li> <li>Receive fewer benefits.</li> <li>Pay more taxes on the same income.</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 11px;"><a href="https://www.lgbtmap.org/file/a-broken-bargain-full-report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Broken Bargain: Full Report (PDF)</a>. June 2013. Movement Advancement Project, Center for American Progress, and Human Rights Campaign.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel page-panel colored_panel" style="background-color:#80aac6;"> <div class="container table table-fixed align-middle details details_center"> <div class="cell"> <div class="inner content" style="max-width:1050px;"> <div class="table" style="width: 100%;"> <div class="cell cell-33"><i class="icon-scale" style="color: #8d6e97; font-size: 20vw;"> </i></div> <div class="cell cell-66"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 1.25rem;">THE POWER OF EDUCATION</span></p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;">We’re making major progress toward securing equal treatment for all. The 6-3 landmark <em>Bostock v. 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Strategic investments to organize fair-minded Americans, educate the public, and share stories have led to significant progress.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">23 states plus D.C. have comprehensive nondiscrimination laws that protect LGBTQ people, including most recently in Michigan.</p> <div class="table"> <div class="cell cell-50"></div> </div> <p style="text-align: left;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel page-panel bg_cover_panel" style="background-color:#00558c;"> <div class="container table table-fixed align-middle details details_left video_adjacent"> <div class="cell cell-50"> <div class="inner content content-text" style=""> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 1.25rem;">OUR WORK IN ACTION</span></p> <hr /> <p>Beginning in 2017, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) fought the transgender military ban in court, growing public support to 68% of Americans, including 50% of Republicans, through education efforts featuring plaintiffs like Nic Talbott.</p> <p>In January 2021, the transgender military ban was overturned by President Joe Biden.</p> </div> </div> <div class="cell cell-50"> <div class="inner content"> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HrB-hw9SQxs" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel page-panel bg_cover_panel" style=""> <div class="background-image" style="background-image:url(https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/panel-bg-help-make-a-change.jpg); 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