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One in ten LGBT workers experienced discrimination at work in the last year
2021-09-07

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LGBT employees of color were more likely to report being denied jobs and verbal harassment

A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds an estimated 46% of LGBT workers have experienced unfair treatment at work at some point in their lives, including being fired, not hired, or harassed because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

An estimated 9% of LGBT employees reported experiences of discrimination in the past year, despite the U.S. Supreme Court's 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which extended employment non-discrimination protections to LGBT people nationwide. Approximately 11% of LGBT employees of color reported being fired or not hired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity in the last year.

Using survey data collected in May 2021 from 935 LGBT adults in the workforce, researchers examined lifetime, five-year, and past-year discrimination among LGBT employees.

Results show that over half (57%) of LGBT employees who experienced discrimination or harassment at work reported that the unfair treatment was motivated by religious beliefs, including 64% of LGBT employees of color and 49% of white LGBT employees.

"Employment discrimination and harassment against LGBT people remain persistent and pervasive in 2021," said lead author Brad Sears, Founding Executive Director at the Williams Institute. "Passing the Equality Act would ensure that LGBT people—particularly transgender people and LGBT people of color—are allowed to participate fully in the workplace as well as other public settings."

ADDITIONAL FINDINGS

Discrimination

30% of LGBT employees reported experiencing at least one form of employment discrimination (being fired or not hired) because of their sexual orientation or gender identity at some point in their lives.

29% of LGBT employees of color reported not being hired compared to 18% of white LGBT employees.

Harassment

38% of LGBT employees reported experiencing at least one form of harassment (including verbal, physical, or sexual harassment) at work because of their sexual orientation or gender identity at some point in their lives.

LGBT employees of color were significantly more likely to experience verbal harassment than white employees.

36% of LGBT employees of color reported experiencing verbal harassment compared to 26% of white LGBT employees.

Religious Motivation

Of employees who experienced discrimination or harassment at some point in their lives, 64% of LGBT employees of color said that religion was a motivating factor compared to 49% of white LGBT employees.

Avoiding Discrimination

Half (50%) of LGBT employees said that they are not open about being LGBT to their current supervisor and one-quarter (26%) are not out to any of their co-workers.

Many LGBT employees reported engaging in "covering" behaviors to avoid harassment or discrimination at work, such as changing their physical appearance and avoiding talking about their families or social lives at work.

For example, 36% of transgender employees said that they changed their physical appearance and 28% said they changed their bathroom use at work to avoid discrimination and harassment.

Read the report: williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-workplace-discrimination/ .

Join us for a webinar today at 1 pm PT to discuss findings from the report and policies that can support LGBT workers. Panelists include

Rep. Ritchie Torres, U.S. Representative, NY-15

Nadine Smith, Executive Director, Equality Florida

Rev. Dr. Delman Coates, Senior Pastor, Mt. Ennon Baptist Church

Imani Rupert-Gordon, Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights

Maria L. Roman Taylorson, VP and COO. TransLatin@ Coalition

Brad Sears, Founding Executive Director, The Williams Institute

RSVP: bit.ly/LGBTworkwebinar .

The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, a think tank on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy, is dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research with real-world relevance.


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