29 States Can Fire You For Being Gay. Is Your State One Of Them?

And in 34 states it is legal to fire someone solely for being transgender. If you think this is as ridiculous as I do, you’re going to want to see what Michigan’s hilarious “Don’t Change Yourself: Change the Law” campaign is doing about it.

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Rebecca Eisenberg

Jul 16, 2012

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