Safe Schools Laws

While districts/schools in many of these states have used non-enumerated anti-bullying laws to protect or defend LGBT students, GLSEN's research indicates that such laws have no impact on rates of anti-LGBT bullying overall.

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• States with a law that prohibits discrimination/harassment based on sexual orientation: CT, MA, WA, and WI.
• States with a law that prohibits discrimination/harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression: CA, DC, IA, IL, MD, ME, MN, NJ, OR, and VT.
• States with an anti-bullying law, but no categories of enumeration: AZ, AR, CO, GA, LA, NV, NH, OK, TN, TX, VA, and WV.
• States that have a regulation prohibiting discrimination/harassment based on sexual orientation: MD, PA, and RI.
• States that have a teacher ethics code that prohibits discrimination/harassment based on sexual orientation: AK, CO, FL, PA, and UT.
• States that prohibit positive portrayals of LGBT issues in the classroom: AL, AZ, GA, MS, OK, SC, TX, and UT.