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Earlier this year, the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force released a comprehensive study on transgender discrimination that revealed near universal problems at the workplace: Transgender individuals encounter workplace discrimination and harassment at even higher rates than gays and lesbians. Seven out of eight of these studies confirmed the existence of antigay employment discrimination. When researchers send two sets of matched resumes to major employers, and one indicates the applicant is gay, employers warmly receive “gay” resumes far less often than “straight” resumes. The Williams Institute’s report found that 12 percent to 30 percent of straight workers witnessed discrimination in the workforce based on sexual orientation.Ĭontrolled experiments have found consistent evidence of workplace discrimination as well. Straight coworkers also attest to the presence of discrimination and harassment against LGBT workers. Seven percent to 41 percent of gay and transgender workers were verbally or physically abused or had their workplace vandalized.Ten percent to 28 percent received a negative performance evaluation or were passed over for a promotion because they were gay or transgender.Eight percent to 17 percent of gay and transgender workers report being passed over for a job or fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.Fifteen percent to 43 percent of gay and transgender workers have experienced some form of discrimination on the job.Their findings illustrate that discrimination and harassment are pervasive: The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy aggregated a number of surveys to determine the extent to which gay and transgender workers experience discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Right now, too many of our country’s gay and transgender workers are being judged on their sexual orientation and gender identity- factors that have no impact on how well a person performs their job. These workplace abuses pose a real and immediate threat to the economic security of gay and transgender workers.Ĭongress should work quickly to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, to ensure that all Americans are judged in the workplace based on their skills, qualifications, and the quality of their work. Moreover, a staggering 90 percent of transgender workers report some form of harassment or mistreatment on the job. Gay and transgender individuals continue to face widespread discrimination in the workplace.* Studies show that anywhere from 15 percent to 43 percent of gay people have experienced some form of discrimination and harassment at the workplace. For more recent information on discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the workplace, housing, and the public square, click here.ĭownload to mobile devices and e-readers from Scribd