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\r\nThere is no federal law on right to change gender, varies by region","value_formatted":"Varies by Region","start_date_formatted":"Jun 17, 2016"}},"conversion-therapy":{"id":"14","label":"Conversion therapy","description":"Legal status of conducting sexual orientation changing therapy (\"ex-gay\" therapy)","label_short":"Conversion Therapy","current_status":{"id":null,"value":"varies","description":"Conversion therapy is legal in about 50% of US states starting with CA and NJ being the first ones. Can't Convert Love is the sole organization whose sole mission is banning conversion therapy nation-wide. MN and IN are in the starting phase of attempting to ban the therapy.","value_formatted":"Varies by Region"}},"gender-affirming-care":{"id":"17","label":"Gender-Affirming Care","description":"Medical and psychological support designed to help individuals transition to the gender they identify with, including hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and surgeries.","label_short":"Gender-Affirming Care","current_status":{"id":null,"value":"varies","description":"While Gender Affirming Care is unrestricted federally, it varies by region due to no federal laws in place. Several states have either banned or passed laws to protect gender affirming care. Office of Health and Human Services made an document stating that they are with gender affirming care in 2022. ","value_formatted":"Varies by Region"}},"housing-discrimination":{"id":"13","label":"LGBT housing discrimination","description":"Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and\/or gender identity when applying for housing or discrimination by landlords \/ property owners.","label_short":"Housing Discrimination","current_status":{"id":null,"value":"varies","description":"Housing protections are administered at nearly all levels of government for housing -- if at all. From local city ordinances to federal law, protections are very scattered, and in general, few explicit laws exist to provide housing protections. Nationwide Protections pending.","value_formatted":"Varies by Region"}},"intersex-infant-surgery":{"id":"18","label":"Intersex infant surgery","description":"Medical interventions performed on intersex infants to alter their genital appearance to conform to typical male or female standards, often without the informed consent of the child who is too young to participate in the decision-making process.","label_short":"Intersex Infant Surgery","current_status":{"id":"75","value":"Not banned","description":"No federal or state bans on surgeries performed on intersex infants. ","value_formatted":"Not banned"}},"employment-discrimination":{"id":"12","label":"LGBT employment discrimination","history":[{"id":"42","value":"Sexual orientation and gender identity","description":"The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that “[A]llegations of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation necessarily state a claim of discrimination on the basis of sex”, and are barred by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This ruling applies at both the state and federal level.
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\r\nAs of June 15, 2020, all persons working for employers that employ more than 15 people are protected from discrimination based solely on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity via the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County.
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