From: [email-masked]
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
   [email-masked]

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 
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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 
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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 
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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..."