Oct 30, 2014 ... Tim Cook came out as gay in an essay in Businessweek on Thursday. He said  that the unequal treatment LGBT employees face all over the country was a  critical factor in his decision. “I've had the good fortune to work at a company that  loves creativity and innovation and knows it can only flourish when ...
Mar 3, 2016 ... Legislation around the country aims to roll back employment protections for LGBT  people just as public opinion shifts toward inclusion. ... But we haven't come as  far as it may seem. In fact, you can still get fired from your job for being gay or  transgender in 28 states. In 2013, more than one in five LGBT ...
May 9, 2013 ... On Tuesday, Maddow took issue with PolitiFact ruling as “Half True” a statement  from tennis legend Martina Navratilova that “in 29 states in this country you can  still get fired for not just being gay but if your employer thinks you are gay.” That  number is the amount of states with no statewide law banning ...
Apr 10, 2013 ... Map shows states in which employees can be 'fired for being gay. ... I saw a map  of states where you can be fired for being gay. ... identifies states which do not  currently have statewide laws prohibiting all employers from engaging in  discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, but it is not the case that ...
Oct 31, 2014 ... If you're gay in New York, for example, you are OK. If you are ... Truth is, just  because you can't not be fired for being gay, doesn't mean you can be fired for  being gay. It is a ... gay. Nor are there "laws on the books" that allow it, as if these  states someone wrote in protections for employers to fire gays at will.
In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay.