Half of U.S. States Have Enacted Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBT Residents – Will Others Follow? - Word&Way

Half of U.S. States Have Enacted Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBT Residents – Will Others Follow?

Broad majorities of Americans favor LGBT nondiscrimination laws, even in states that do not currently have nondiscrimination protections on the books, according to data from Public Religion Research Institute’s American Values Atlas. Residents of states with no statewide LGBT nondiscrimination laws are largely in favor of nondiscrimination laws (69%), compared to 74% in states with existing nondiscrimination laws.

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