Dpe recent advanc LGBT rights such as the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell and Sectn 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), there is still a long way to go until gay, lbian, and transgenr Amerins achieve full equaly the Uned…
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- IN WHAT US STAT IS LEGAL TO REFE SERVICE TO GAYS AND LBIANS?
- THE 29 STAT WHERE YOU CAN STILL BE FIRED FOR BEG GAY
- THIS MAP SHOWS THE 29 STAT WHERE YOU CAN BE LEGALLY FIRED FOR BEG GAY
IN WHAT US STAT IS LEGAL TO REFE SERVICE TO GAYS AND LBIANS?
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THE 29 STAT WHERE YOU CAN STILL BE FIRED FOR BEG GAY
A 2013 HuffPost/YouGov poll found that 69 percent of Amerins thk that firg people for beg gay is illegal. "If hearg that the CEO of Apple is gay n help someone stgglg to e to terms wh who he or she is, or brg fort to anyone who feels alone, or spire people to sist on their equaly, then ’s worth the tra-off wh my own privacy, " Cook wrote his say.
THIS MAP SHOWS THE 29 STAT WHERE YOU CAN BE LEGALLY FIRED FOR BEG GAY
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