Special report: Alaska drops policy banning discrimination against LGBTQ individuals
“Based upon updated legal advice, ASCHR will only be able to take LGBTQ+ employment discrimination cases filed under AS 18.80.220. Our position that LGBTQ+ discrimination applied to places of public accommodation, housing, credit/financing, and government practices is void,” the social media posts said.
A line was added lower on the page saying that it is “in some instances” illegal to discriminate against someone based on sexual orientation and gender identity.ASCHR LGBTQ Discrimination GuideIn the meantime, the commission stopped accepting complaints of LGBTQ discrimination except for those that are workplace related.
The director later called back to say no statistics would be available on the number and nature of anti-LGBTQ complaints the commission received because that information was not tracked within its database. showed 134 complaints were filed in 2022, including 25 based on sex.
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