Non-Discrimination Laws that include gender identity and expression: 

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U.S. jurisdictions with laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression

U.S.  jurisdictions prohibiting discrimination in public employment on the basis of gender identity and expression

Transgender inclusive non-discrimination bills introduced or soon to be introduced in 2003

Non-discrimination/anti-harassment school bills introduced

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Maps and Charts

September 2007--Transgender Issues: A Fact Sheet. PDF here.

March 2005--Nice map of transgender non-discrimination laws published by Congressional Quarterly, updated March 2005.  Here.

Joint TLPI-NGLTF comprehensive chart, "Scope of Explicitly Transgender-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Laws."   In pdf here.  (Sometimes this large chart doesn't load right; if so, email us for a copy.)

See also these charts from the NGLTF Transgender Civil Rights Project:    
    1. Years passed between sexual orientation and gender identity/expression
    2. Year in Review: State and Local Trans-Inclusive Legislation 2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002
    3. Populations of jurisdictions with explicitly transgender-inclusive anti-discrimination laws here.

 

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U.S. jurisdictions with laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression

Year	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

 

*Hawaii's non-discrimination law covers only discrimination in housing, not in employment or public accommodations. For more information on what each law covers, see the joint TLPI-NGLTF comprehensive chart, "Scope of Explicitly Transgender-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Laws" in pdf here. 

The Transgender Law and Policy Institute has verified that each jurisdiction listed above has a transgender inclusive non-discrimination law and has on file either the passed ordinance or bill, or the relevant sections of the municipal or state code. To see what types of discrimination are covered under these laws, see the joint TLPI-NGLTF comprehensive chart, "Scope of Explicitly Transgender-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Laws" in pdf here. 

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U.S.  jurisdictions prohibiting discrimination in public employment on the basis of gender identity and expression

Through legislative actions:

Alameda County, CA (includes provision of services)

Athens-Clarke County, Georgia

Bellingham, WA

Boise, Idaho

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Dane County, Wisconsin (also applies to county contractors)

Decatur, Georgia

Houston, Texas

Lansdowne Borough, Pennsylvania

Largo, Florida

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Pine Lake, Georgia

Rhinebeck, NY

San José, California (also applies to city contractors)

Tequesta, Florida

Wilton Manors, Florida (also applies to city contractors)

Through executive orders:

State of Indiana.

State of Ohio

New York State Office of the Comptroller

Pennsylvania State Government

Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General

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See also:

The jurisdictions listed above have nondiscrimination laws with  statutory language that explicitly includes people of transgender experience. For a list of jurisdictions that have human rights laws that have been interpreted by the courts to cover people of transgender experience, go to jurisdictions with positive case law.

If you are considering drafting and/or proposing a state or local anti-discrimination law, the Transgender Law and Policy Institute, working with the Lisa Mottet of the Transgender Civil Rights Project at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, is available to advise you. Email us here.

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Last edited: 12/20/2007