What states dont have gay rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As extremist lawmakers in state houses across the country continue advancing a record-breaking number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills in state legislatures, the Human Rights Campaign — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans person and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — is providing the below snapshot (updated weekly) to illustrate the hostile legislative climate facing LGBTQ+ people, and the scale and scope with which the uninterrupted legislative assault is organism waged.

This weaponization of general policy has been driven by extremist groups that have a long history in working to oppress the existence and rights of LGBTQ+ people. Several of these organizations possess been deemed hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center, such as the Alliance Defending Liberty and the Family Study Council.

Year-to-Date Snapshot: 2023 Anti-LGBTQ+ State Legislative Activity

• Over 520 anti-LGBTQ+ bills hold been introduced in mention legislatures, a record;

• Over 220 bills specifically target trans person and non-binary people, also a record; and

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  Which countries impose the death penalty on gay people?

  Around the world, queer people continue to meet discrimination, violence, harassment and social stigma. While social movements have marked progress towards acceptance in many countries, in others homosexuality continues to be outlawed and penalised, sometimes with death.

  According to Statistica Research Department, as of 2024, homosexuality is criminalised in 64 countries globally, with most of these nations situated in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. In 12 of these countries, the death penalty is either enforced or remains a possibility for private, consensual lgbtq+ sexual activity.

  In many cases, the laws only apply to sexual relations between two men, but 38 countries acquire amendments that include those between women in their definitions.

  These penalisations represent abuses of human rights, especially the rights to freedom of utterance, the right to develop one's control personality and the right to life. 

  Which countries enforce the death penalty for homosexuality?

  Saudi Arabia

  The Wahabbi interpretation of Sharia law in Saudi Arabia maintains that acts of homosexuality should be disciplined in the sa
  

  Which States Are Considering ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bills and Where They Stand

  Over the past three years, legislative attacks on education about gender identity and sexual orientation have picked up momentum.

  Since 2021, state lawmakers introduced 42 bills in 22 states restricting education about those topics, according to PEN America, a free speech support organization. Of those 42, only one, in Florida, has become law.

  The Florida law, commonly established as the “Don’t Say Gay” rule, has resulted in censorship of classroom discussions about LGBTQ identities and gay families, book challenges, and on inclusive gestures by teachers, such as hanging up a Identity festival flag in the classroom.

  The law was passed last year, and has prompted copycat bills across the country, which seem to be increasing in volume compared with the previous two years. Since January, lawmakers introduced 26 bills in 14 states.

  None of those bills have been passed, but most are advancing through statehouses. Many more states are expected to pass their versions this year, according to Jeremy Adolescent, the senior manager of free phrase and education at PEN America.

  Most of the newer bills propose expanding on the li
  

  For gay and transgender people, these are the most (and least) welcoming states

  Each year for the last six, gay advocacy collective Out Leadership has produced an index gauging the business climate for queer and transgender people express by state, mapping out where they can dwell and work with the least discrimination and hardship. 

  Last year as anti-LGBTQ+ bills swarmed statehouses across the country, the average score for all 50 states dropped for the first time.

  Todd Sears, Out Leadership’s founder and CEO, says he was not surprised when the average score fell again in 2024 as Republicans sharpened attacks on gay and trans rights heading into the presidential election. 

  “It was just confirmation of what we have already seen unfortunately,” Sears told USA TODAY. 

  New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts remained at the highest of the Out Direction index in 2024 while Arkansas received the lowest score since the index began.

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  The average score across all 50 states was 62.77 out of 100, compared to 63.48 in 2023 and 64.61 in 2022. 

  State business rankings slip because of 'Don't Say Gay' and other bills

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  LGBT People in the US Not Protected by Express Non-Discrimination Statutes

  At the federal level and in most states, non-discrimination statutes complete not expressly enumerate sexual orientation and gender self as protected characteristics. Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C. expressly enumerate either or both of these characteristics in their non-discrimination statutes, although not necessarily in all settings. This explore brief estimates the number of LGBT people who are protected by such statutes in the areas of employment, education, common accommodations, housing, and credit—and the number who are not.

  Key Findings

  • An estimated 8.1 million LGBT workers age 16 and older survive in the United States. Nearly half of these workers—3.9 million people—live in states without statutory protections against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in employment.
  • There are over 3.5 million LGBT students age 15 and older in the U.S. About 2 million live in states without statutory protections against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in education.
  • There are an estimated 13 million LGBT people age 13 and older in the U.S. Approximately 6.5 millio