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The first case to consider legal gender change in the U.S. was Mtr. of Anonymous v. Weiner (1966), in which a transgender woman wished to change her name and sex on her birth certificate in New York City after having undergone gender-affirming surgery. The New York City Health Department denied the request.
However, in June 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sexual orientation and gender identity are included under "sex" as a prohibited ground of employment discrimination in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. [47] This effectively means that in the U.S., no employer can fire an employee on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Legal since 2001 + UN decl. sign. Legal since 2014 [186] Legal since 2014 [186] UK responsible for defence Suriname: Legal since 1869 (as Dutch Guiana) Bans all anti-gay discrimination [187] Transgender persons can change their legal gender since 2022. Court order required. [188] [189] [190] Uruguay: Legal since 1934 + UN decl. sign. [6]
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The Transgender Law Center believes this to be "the first ruling of its kind in the U.S." [92] On June 15, 2017, Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to announce it will allow a non-binary "X" gender marker on state IDs and driver's licenses, beginning July 1. No doctor's note will be required for the change. [93]
The 2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States is an ongoing political backlash from social conservatives against LGBTQ movements.It has included legislative proposals of bathroom use restrictions, bans on gender-affirming care, anti-LGBTQ curriculum laws, laws against drag performances, book bans, boycotts, and conspiracy theories around grooming. [1]
The anti-gay signs first put up in the 1990s read 'No U-turn' to discourage men from cruising in the Silver Lake neighborhood. Now locals celebrate it's removal.
There is no legal prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity for both public and private employees on a statewide level. Texas cities banning discrimination on account of sexual orientation gender identity in private employment which are located in counties with similar protections are not listed below.