From: BXHNGLTF@aol.com Date: Thu, 09 Jun 94 18:42:37 EDT Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Civil Rights in the U.S. A Chart of States, Cities, Counties, and Federal Agencies Whose Civil Rights Laws, Ordinances, and Policies Bar Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation February 1994 2320 17th Street, NW , Washington, DC 20009 (202) 332-6483 , (202) 332-0207 fax , (202) 332-6219 TTYxxSUMMARY OF CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS that INCLUDE SEXUAL ORIENTATION Eight states in the U.S. have civil rights laws passed by the legislature and signed by the governor: -California--1992 -Connecticut--1991 -Hawaii--1991 -Massachusetts--1989 -Minnesota--1993 -New Jersey--1992 -Vermont--1992 -Wisconsin--1982 At least* 18 states in the U.S. have executive orders. At least* 87 cities or counties in the U.S. have civil rights ordinances. At least* 39 cities/counties in the U.S. have council or mayoral proclamations banning discrimination in public employment. * This chart is based upon newspaper articles and information sent to us by activists. Therefore it is likely that there are cities and counties that have ordinances or proclamations that are not included in this chart. If you know of additions or corrections to this chart, please contact: Karen Bullock-Jordan Public Information & Fight the Right Associate 1734 14th St. NW Washington, DC 20009 202.332.6483 ext 3206 fax 202.332.0207 kbjngltf@aol.com INFORMATION KEY Key to areas of protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation 1 = Public Employment 2 = Public Accommodations 3 = Private Employment 4 = Education 5 = Housing 6 = Credit 7 = Union Practices STATE AREAS OF PROTECTION POPULATION (1990 census) Alaska Anchorage 1 226,338 Arizona Phoenix 1 983,403 Tucson 1 405,390 California 1-4 29,760,021 Berkeley 1 & 3-7 102,724 Cathedral City 1 30,085 Cupertino 1 39,967 Davis 1-3 & 5-7 46,322 Hayward 1 & 3-5 111,498 Laguna Beach 1-7 23,170 Long Beach 1 & 3 423,433 Los Angeles 1-7 3,485,398 Mountain View 1 67,460 Oakland 1-7 372,242 Palo Alto 4 55,900 Riverside 1 226,505 Sacramento 1-7 369,365 San Diego 1-7 1,110,549 San Francisco 1-7 723,959 San Jose 1 782,248 Santa Barbara 1 & 4 85,571 Santa Cruz 1 49,711 Santa Monica 1-7 86,905 West Hollywood 1-7 36,118 Alameda County 1,276,702 San Mateo County 1 & 3 & 5 649,623 Santa Barbara County 1 369,608 Santa Cruz County 1 229,734 Colorado 1 All Colorado measures were repealed via statewide initiative 11/92. The initiative was then declared unconstitutional 12/93. Aspen 1-3 & 5 5,049 Boulder 1-3 83,312 Denver 1-5 & 7 467,610 Telluride 1-3 & 5 Boulder County 1 225,339 Morgan County 1 21,939 Connecticut 1-7 3,287,116 Hartford 1-7 139,739 New Haven 1-7 130,474 Stamford 1-7 108,056 District of Columbia Washington 1-7 606,900 Florida Key West 1-3 & 5-7 24,832 Miami Beach 1-3 & 5 92,639 West Palm Beach 1 67,643 Alachua County 1-3 & 5 181,596 Hillsborough County 2 & 5 834,054 Palm Beach County 1-2 & 5 863,518 x STATE AREAS OF PROTECTION POPULATION (1990 census) Georgia Atlanta 1 394,017 Hawaii 1 & 3 1,108,229 Honolulu 1 365,272 Illinois 1 Champaign 1-3 & 5-7 63,502 Chicago 1-4 & 6 2,783,726 Evanston 1 & 6 73,233 Oak Park 2 & 5 53,648 Urbana 1-3 & 4-5 36,344 Cook County 1-4 & 6 5,105,067 Indiana Bloomington 1-5 60,633 Lafayette 1-5 43,764 West Lafayette 1-5 23,138 Iowa Ames 1-7 47,198 Iowa City 1-3 & 6-7 59,738 Louisiana 1 New Orleans 1-3 & 5 496,938 Maine Portland 1-3 & 4-5 64,358 Maryland 1 Baltimore 1-5 736,014 Gaithersberg 1 & 3 & 5-7 39,542 Rockville 1-7 44,835 Howard County 1-7 187,328 Montgomery County 1 & 3 & 5-7 757,027 Massachusetts 1-7 6,016,425 Amherst 1-7 35,228 Boston 1-4 & 6-7 574,283 Cambridge 1-7 95,802 Malden 1-6 53,884 Worcester 1-6 169,759 Michigan 1 Birmingham 5-6 19,997 Ann Arbor 1-3 & 5-7 109,392 Detroit 1-7 1,027,974 East Lansing 1-3 & 5-7 50,677 Flint 1-5 & 7 140,762 Saginaw 4-5 69,512 Ingham County 1 282,912 x STATE AREAS OF PROTECTION POPULATION (1990 census) Minnesota 1-6 4,375,099 Marshall 1-3 & 4-5 12,023 Minneapolis 1-7 368,383 St. Paul 1-7 272,235 Hennepin County 1 1,032,431 Missouri Kansas City 1 & 3 & 5 & 7 435,146 St. Louis 1-6 396,685 New Jersey 1-3 & 4-5 7,730,188 Essex County 1 778,204 New Mexico 1 New York 1 Albany 1-3 & 4-5 101,082 Alfred 1-7 Brighton 1 34,455 Buffalo 1 328,123 East Hampton 1-3 Ithaca 1-7 29,541 New York 1-5 & 7 7,322,564 Rochester 1 231,636 Syracuse 1-5 163,860 Troy 1 54,269 Watertown 1-6 29,429 Suffolk County 1 1,321,264 Tompkins County 1-7 94,097 North Carolina Chapel Hill 1 38,711 Durham 1 136,611 Raleigh 1 207,952 Ohio 1 Columbus 1-6 632,910 Cincinnati 1-3 & 5 364,040 The Cincinnati measure was repealed via citywide initiative 11/93. There is a court injuction against the city implementing the initiative, pending legal challenge. Dayton 1 182,044 Yellow Springs 1-3 & 5-7 Cayahoga County 1 1,412,140 Oregon Portland 1-3 & 5 437,319 Pennsylvania 1 Harrisburg 1-7 52,376 Lancaster 1-7 55,551 Philadelphia 1-3 & 5-7 1,585,577 Pittsburgh 1-3 & 5-7 369,879 York 1-3 & 5 42,192 State College 5 Northhampton County 1 247,305 x STATE AREAS OF PROTECTION POPULATION (1990 census) Rhode Island 1 South Carolina Columbia 1 98,052 South Dakota Minnehaha County 1 123,509 Texas Austin 1-3 & 5-7 465,622 Houston 1 1,630,553 Utah Salt Lake County 1 159,936 Vermont 1-7 562,758 Burlington 1 & 3 39,127 Virginia Alexandria 1-6 111,283 Arlington County 1 170,936 Washington 1 Olympia 1 33,840 Pullman 1 & 5-6 23,478 Seattle 1 & 3 & 5-7 516,259 Clallam County 1 56,210 King County 5-6 1,507,319 Wisconsin 1-7 4,891,769 Madison 1-3 & 5-7 191,262 Milwaukee 1 628,088 Dane County 1 367,085 The following governmental agencies have employment policies that bar discrimination based on sexual orientation: The Federal Bureau of Investigation The Department of Housing and Urban Development The Department of the Interior The Department of Transportation The Justice Department The Office of Personnel Management The White House The State Department Sample ordinance language (taken from Washington, dc) "...Every individual shall have an equal opportunity to participate fully in the economic, cultural and intellectual life of the District and to have an equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of life, including, but not limited to, in employment, in places of public accommodation, resort or amusement, in educational institutions, in public service, and in housing and commercial space accommodations... It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice to do any of the following acts, wholly or partially for a discriminatory reason based upon race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical handicap, matriculation, or political affiliation, of any individual: ...to refuse to hire, or to discharge...[to] fail to initiate or conduct any transaction in real property...to deny, directly or indirectly, any person the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place or public accommodation;...to deny...access to, any of [an educational institution's] facilities and services..."