HRC State Equality Index

Discrimination & Civil Rights · Illinois · Free

Annual report card on state legislation and law affecting LGBTQ+ Americans. Relevant for parents whose kids face school discrimination — IEPs, bathroom access, sports participation, GSA suppression. Keep written records: dates, what was said, who witnessed it. Save texts, emails, voicemails. Documenting incidents in writing the same day they happen makes any later claim much stronger. Free, confidential, and open to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community.

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More Discrimination & Civil Rights in Illinois

  • EEOC — File a Charge — US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accepts charges of LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination under Title VII (Bostock v. Clayton County). W
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  • DOJ Civil Rights Division — Report hate crimes, religious discrimination, and civil rights violations including against LGBTQ+ people. Worth contacting after being refu
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  • Human Rights Campaign — HRC — largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. Workplace and municipality equality indexes, advocacy, resources. For LGBTQ+ workers fired,
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