15 States Where It's Legal To Fire Someone For Being Gay

[left-of-center2012]

Here are the 15 states with no protection at all.

1. Virginia
2. Missouri
3. Texas
4. Arkansas
5. North Carolina
6. North Dakota
7. West Virginia
8. Kansas
9. Louisiana
10. Mississippi
11. Nebraska
12. Oklahoma
13. South Carolina
14. South Dakota
15. Wyoming

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/states-legal-fire-lgbt-people

[we can do it]

1. You left out Ohio.

[ck4829]

2. Got a personal story for that

I have a family friend who is a radiography tech at a hospital who is gay, glowing reviews and no disciplinary issues, but fired about a week after a new manager comes in, saying he isn’t a “good fit”.

[RKP5637]

4. So damn much bigoted bullshit!!! Some places I've worked that manager would have

been fired outright for such outlandish and ignorant behavior. Some places just do not put up with stupid bigoted personnel.

[we can do it]

6. Ugh.

[beachbum bob]

3. its legal to fire most people in "at will" states for NO reason

not to say what you a posting is not an issue, but majority of workers have little or no protection at all

[RKP5637]

5. Excellent point. I've worked in those areas and HR used to explicitly state in writing you had

really no rights as an employee because it was an "at will" state.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Except that even in "at will" states, employees are protected by civil rights laws.

In an at-will state an employee can be fired because the boss doesn't like his neckties, but not because he's black. But since there's no federal law protecting LGBT employees, they have to rely on state laws. And some states' laws don't protect those employees even if they protect racial minorities.

[badhair77]

8. I believe PA belongs on that list.

I also that a landlord can deny a rental to someone who is gay. PA is not always the compassionate state some people from the faith communities pretend it to be.

[Merlot]

9. The usual suspects.

[The Genealogist]

10. Luckily, a lot of businesses are smart enough to not discriminate

I'm in Missouri, my employer has its own non-discrimination policy. Of course, they can still fire you for being gay, and just say it is for something else.