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<p>Today ALABAMA become the latest US State to allow same-sex marriage after U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade ruled that the Alabama Marriage Protection Act and the amendment that later enshrined it in the state constitution both were unconstitutional.</p>
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<p>However just as we start the celebrations <a href="http://www.hrc.org/">HRC</a> the major gay rights organisation reminded us that whilst we now have the freedom to marry in some 37 States, it still doesn’t stop the fact that in 15 of them, gay people can be can still be fired from their job just because of their sexual orientation.</p><p></p><p>The 15 States in question have no laws that specifically prohibit employment or housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, so the words ‘I Do’ can, and often are, followed by ‘You’re Fired’ </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/RogerWalker-Dack">Roger Walker-Dack</a></p><p></p><p>ALSO READ:</p><p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/SEVENTY-PERCENT-Of-Gay-Americans-Live-With-Marriage-Equality/9260610">Seventy PERCENT of Gay Americans now live with marriage equality</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/Russell-Brand-Destroys-Conservative-Ben-Carson-Over-Gay-Marriage/8391455">Russell Brand Destroys Conservative Ben Carson Over Gay Marriage</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/New-Book-For-Children-About-Same-Sex-Marriage/8220674">New Book For Children About Same-Sex Marriage</a></p><p>
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Today ALABAMA become the latest US State to allow same-sex marriage after U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade ruled that the Alabama Marriage Protection Act and the amendment that later enshrined it in the state constitution both were unconstitutional.
However just as we start the celebrations HRC the major gay rights organisation reminded us that whilst we now have the freedom to marry in some 37 States, it still doesn’t stop the fact that in 15 of them, gay people can be can still be fired from their job just because of their sexual orientation.
The 15 States in question have no laws that specifically prohibit employment or housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, so the words ‘I Do’ can, and often are, followed by ‘You’re Fired’
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