HRC State Equality Index

Discrimination & Civil Rights · Wisconsin · Free

Annual report card on state legislation and law affecting LGBTQ+ Americans. Useful for tenants denied housing or evicted because of sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status. EEOC for employment, HUD for housing, DOJ for hate crimes — separate agencies for separate domains. School Title IX protections explicitly include LGBTQ+ students; harassment must be addressed by the school. Free, confidential, and open to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community.

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More Discrimination & Civil Rights in Wisconsin

  • EEOC — File a Charge — US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accepts charges of LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination under Title VII (Bostock v. Clayton County). A
  • HUD Housing Discrimination — File LGBTQ+ housing discrimination complaints under the Fair Housing Act. Call 1-800-669-9777. Relevant for parents whose kids face school d
  • DOJ Civil Rights Division — Report hate crimes, religious discrimination, and civil rights violations including against LGBTQ+ people. Relevant for parents whose kids f
  • Movement Advancement Project — MAP — independent think tank tracking LGBTQ+ equality laws state by state. Searchable equality maps. Relevant for parents whose kids face sc
  • Human Rights Campaign — HRC — largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. Workplace and municipality equality indexes, advocacy, resources. Relevant for parents whose
  • GLAAD — Media Advocacy — GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ+ acceptance, holding media accountable for fair representation. Useful for tenants denied housing or evi