Documenting Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in State Employment

Parent: The Williams Institute

eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for March through June, 2026

ItemTitleTotal requestsDownloadView-only%Dnld
87g999g0Specific Examples of Employment Discrimination by State and Local Governments, 1980-Present2786821024.5%
97r3x9z0Oregon – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination2503521514.0%
6cz123wwEstimates of LGBT Public Employees2157713835.8%
0374s11tArizona – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination2125515725.9%
2qh1v3b6Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Ohio1857311239.5%
80n6v43mEmployment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in West Virginia1827810442.9%
00z030c7Texas – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination1807310740.6%
822731spMichigan – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination1665411232.5%
05g290fbKansas – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination164719343.3%
9xt0r3bkEmployment, Housing, and Public Accommodations Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Missouri1635810535.6%
8cs4m31vEmployment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in South Carolina160699143.1%
60g0c17cEmployment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Pennsylvania155649141.3%
5bg181dtEmployment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Utah153708345.8%
0v3834qtThe Fiscal Impact of Extending Marriage to Same-Sex Couples in New Mexico149698046.3%
8br462pnLouisiana – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination147489932.7%
64c3c242Washington – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination1463611024.7%
9t40q6gpNew Jersey– Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination143568739.2%
53q3m8j0North Carolina – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination130468435.4%
63k8x206New Mexico – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination130458534.6%
4nr4p07nFlorida – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination1282310518.0%
1zg2v703Illinois – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination123378630.1%
77c9p7p4Indiana – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination122338927.0%
65f64807Surveys of LGBT Public Employees and Their Co-Workers121606149.6%
1704b2xmOklahoma – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination118289023.7%
7x94n7scOther Indicia of Animus Against LGBT People by State and Local117387932.5%
2np5f38pVermont – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination116447237.9%
5zt9h6vtLocal Laws and Government Policies Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Gender Identity in Maryland115476840.9%
6r7085zvOhio – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination110347630.9%
6gr7q1x3Virginia – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination108367233.3%
42v9z2s5Delaware – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination107406737.4%
58j4w7k3Voters’ Initiatives to Repeal or Prevent Laws Prohibiting Employment Discrimination Against LGBT People, 1974-Present106495746.2%
8vv8v8gkCongressional Record of Employment Discrimination Against LGBT Public Employees. 1994-2007.102465645.1%
5x11t2cnWisconsin – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation101307129.7%
7pw903n9Pennsylvania – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination100485248.0%
26n4n7mwKentucky – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination98445444.9%
27j6k9cdExecutive Summary98306830.6%
2x66m049Mississippi – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination98326632.7%
65865687Administrative Complaints on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity97326533.0%
9v35p0s0Findings of Widespread Discrimination Against LGBT People by State and Local Legislative Bodies, Commissions, and Elected Officials95365937.9%
3284n0n1California – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination94514354.3%
81k6b9jwTennessee – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination93444947.3%
33z8f2pfState Courts, Federal Courts, and Legal Scholars Have Determined That LGBT People Have Experienced a Long History of Discrimination91405144.0%
6nn0v8zfAnalysis of Wage Gap Between LGB Public Employees and Their Co-Workers89395043.8%
43m481hpMassachusetts – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination88305834.1%
66m2b8wnAlaska – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination87384943.7%
6f11j8jnWyoming – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination85424349.4%
7vj6b5j1Utah – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination85335238.8%
8k63q4cbNevada – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination85285732.9%
0qc2f3cdRelationship of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity to Performance in the Workplace83443953.0%
2kh787j1Georgia – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Documentation of Discrimination81324939.5%

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