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| Region | United States |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Federally, there is no protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination with the exception of employment under the 2020 Bostock decision. States have varying protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination. Cities and counties across the country have enacted various non-discrimination ordinances with the exception of Arkansas and Tennessee where such ordinances are illegal. |
| Sources | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/576/644/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160610201120/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/17-1618_hfci.pdf |
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edited by mineszilla. better summed info
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| Description | Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015 court case allows same-sex marriages. This also protects LGBTQ discrimination. Bostock v. Clayton County, GA protects LGBTQ employees. Tennessee has laws for LGBTQ discrimination, thus being varies by region even though its federally protected | Federally, there is no protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination with the exception of employment under the 2020 Bostock decision. States have varying protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination. Cities and counties across the country have enacted various non-discrimination ordinances with the exception of Arkansas and Tennessee where such ordinances are illegal. |
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal in some contexts | Varies by Region |
| Description | Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015 court case allows same-sex marriages. This also protects LGBTQ discrimination. Bostock v. Clayton County, GA protects LGBTQ employees. | Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015 court case allows same-sex marriages. This also protects LGBTQ discrimination. Bostock v. Clayton County, GA protects LGBTQ employees. Tennessee has laws for LGBTQ discrimination, thus being varies by region even though its federally protected |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015 court case allows same-sex marriages. This also protects LGBTQ discrimination. Bostock v. Clayton County, GA protects LGBTQ employees. |
| Sources | https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/576/644/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160610201120/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/17-1618_hfci.pdf |