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Huge levels of discrimination against gay and trans in Utah
A report by the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) has found significant homophobia and discrimination in the state of Utah, home to the Mormon Church.
The study of 939 LGBT Utahans found that sixty seven per cent of transgendered and forty four percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual Utahans say they have either been sacked or have been denied a job or promotion as a result of their LGBT status.
In contrast to research in the UK, Gay men earn twenty per cent less than their straight counterparts in Utah. Lesbians earn on average $10,000 per year less than straight women despite actually working longer hours. … Read more here … Get your copy of the report …
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