How Much Does Discrimination Cost Our Economy?
I recently received a comment on a social media post about equality for LGBTQ workers that surprised me. It probably shouldn’t have – much confusion still exists in our culture about the realities facing LGBTQ populations. The commenter stated that they were confused as to the relevance of the post since, if the workers are American citizens, they already have all the same rights afforded to them as anyone else. Unfortunately, that’s simply not true, as it is still legal in 28 states to fire an employee for being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. You can also lose your housing or be refused service at a public place of business in most of those states due to your actual or perceived LGBTQ status.