A Review of State Legislatn Affectg the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer Communy and a Look Ahead 2021
Contents:
- BT AND WORST STAT FOR LGBTQ FOLKS? DIVI WORSENS AFTER 'DON'T SAY GAY,' REPORT SAYS
- THE 10 GAYEST STAT IN AMERI FOR 2020
- GAY RIGHTS THE US, STATE BY STATE
- WHAT'S THE BT STATE FOR GAY RIGHTS?
BT AND WORST STAT FOR LGBTQ FOLKS? DIVI WORSENS AFTER 'DON'T SAY GAY,' REPORT SAYS
Gay rights laws Ameri have evolved to allow — but some s ban — rights for gay, lbian and transgenr people on a range of issu, cludg marriage, hospal visatn, adoptn… * state with best gay rights *
''Florida, Montana among worst for LGBTQ muny The x ranked stat acrdg to five areas: work environment, legal protectns, youth and fay support, health accs and safety, and polil and relig at the top tend to get more clive over the past year, while their lower-ranked peers beme ls tolerant or didn't move om where they were 'T SAY GAY LAWS SPARK FEAR:If they 'say gay, ' will my child be safe? Meanwhile, Florida – which has enacted what opponents ll a "Don't Say Gay'' bill that would rtrict discsn of LGBTQ people the classroom – dropped 3. Laws that explicly mentn sexual orientatn primarily target, whether for protectn or harm, lbian, gay, and bisexual people.
Send, on Tuday the Florida Senate passed a ntroversial bill, lled "Don't Say Gay" by opponents, that bans tors younger gras om talkg about sexual orientatn and genr inty the Florida and Texas makg headl for the laws, the qutn aris: Which stat have gone the oppose directn and enshred protectns for young people of different sexual orientatns or genr inti?
THE 10 GAYEST STAT IN AMERI FOR 2020
Happy Pri Month! This June (and really, any month) 's worth takg stock and askg: What's the bt state Ameri for gay rights? Of urse, rankg stat for their LGBT iendls, om Vermont to Illois, n be a tricky thg to… * state with best gay rights *
In 1992, Colorado got labeled "The Hate State" when voters passed an amendment, later stck down as unnstutnal, that forba ci om passg anti-discrimatn laws protectg gay people. Now, the state has a gay ernor (Democrat Jared Polis) and an LGBTQ uc the state legislature, which has passed a number of pro-LGBTQ bills recent years.
GAY RIGHTS THE US, STATE BY STATE
Usually the laws are related to what n be discsed sex tn class; for example, Oklahoma law requir that class on AIDS preventn teach stunts to avoid “homosexual activy. "Across the Uned Stat, Amerins have creasgly embraced equal treatment and accs for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) Amerins over the last .
Wyomg is the state where Matthew Shepard, a gay llege stunt, was beaten and left to die the town of Laramie 1998, an cint that shocked the natn. There have been other cints agast gay people recent years, and a gay man who was bullied mted suici 2016. Also, about 22, 000 people me out support of Universy of Wyomg diver Stia Mull, an openly gay athlete, who received All-Amerin regnn.
Other Montana ci nsired iendly to gay people are Bozeman and the state pal of people still face challeng such as laws that lim them om adoptg children.
WHAT'S THE BT STATE FOR GAY RIGHTS?
Fargo was the first cy the High Plas state to pass anti-discrimatn legislatn that shield gay people, and also holds the distctn of hostg the longt-nng Pri ftival the state. Kentucky is also one of many stat to pass the State Relig Freedom Rtoratn Act, which allows bs owners to opt out of providg service to same-sex upl on relig cy of Morehead ma headl 2015 when cy clerk Kim Davis refed to issue marriage licens for gay upl, floutg the Supreme Court lg that legalized same-sex marriage.
The state passed The Kentucky Relig Freedom Act 2013 that some gay groups feared would nullify ordanc enacted to protect their civi liberti.