As we provide people with information they can use to address questions they have about nondiscrimination protections, it can be extremely helpful to remind people that such protections have been passed and successfully implemented in a large number of cities and states, and that no increase in public safety incidents has resulted. For example:
- "It's reassuring to know that 17 states and more than 200 cities across the U.S.—including places like Kansas City, MO, Gainesville, FL and Kalamazoo, MI—have already passed and successfully implemented these kinds of laws with no increase in public safety incidents."
Illustrating that reminder with some cities or states is important and helps ground people in the facts. (Generally, three examples are enough; more than that can make the illustration unnecessarily complicated.) It is also helpful to offer states or cities that are less expected or that reflect the values and geography of those who are currently considering nondiscrimination protections.
The lists below offer examples of cities and states with nondiscrimination laws that protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in employment, housing and public accommodations.
States
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Maine
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Washington
Cities
- Allentown, PA
- Appleton, WI
- Atlanta, GA
- Bloomington, IN
- Boise, ID
- Bowling Green, OH
- Broward County, FL
- Charleston, WV
- Cincinnati, OH
- Covington, KY
- Dallas, TX
- El Paso, TX
- Ferndale, MI
- Gainesville, FL
- Gulfport, FL
- Helena, MT
- Indianapolis, IN
- Jefferson County, KY
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Kansas City, MO
- Logan, UT
- Louisville, KY
- Milwaukee, WI
- Missoula, MT
- Myrtle Beach, SC
- New Hope, PA
- New Orleans, LA
- Omaha, NE
- Orlando, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Pocatello, ID
- Royal Oak, MI
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Saugatuck, MI
- Shaker Heights, OH
- Shreveport, LA
- South Bend IN
- Swarthmore, PA
- Toledo, OH
- Traverse City, MI
- Tucson, AZ
- Union Township, MI
- Washington, DC
