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Alabama became the first state in the Deep South to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Monday.


It also became the 13th state in the nation where same-sex couples can get married and get fired or evicted right just for being gay.

Like Utah, Alaska, and Idaho, Alabama is a state that has no anti-discrimination laws for LGBT people on the books, even after courts or legislatures have approved the right for gays to marry.


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As nationwide marriage equality looks increasingly likely as early as this June, Fusion used information from Human Rights Campaign to compile the above map. It shows how anti-discrimination laws have yet to catch up with same-sex marriage in many places.

There are currently nine states with laws that offer anti-discrimination protection only to LGBT public workers. Those states are not included in the map above because they do not offer statewide protection for all LGBT people.

In Alabama, there are nearly 6,600 cohabiting same-sex couples. An estimated 20% are raising nearly 2,700 children in their homes, according to a Williams Institute analysis. Last year, Alabama Rep. Patricia Todd announced she plans on introducing a bill prohibiting discrimination against gay public workers when the state legislature meets in March.


Below is a detailed list of states that offer same-sex couples marriage and/or protection from discrimination.

States that issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples

(37 states & D.C.)

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Source: Human Rights Campaign, February 09, 2015


States that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity



(18 states & D.C.)

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington

Source: Human Rights Campaign, January 16, 2015


States that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation only

(3 states)

New Hampshire, New York, Wisconsin

Source: Human Rights Campaign, January 16, 2015


13 states where you can get a same-sex marriage and get fired for being gay

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming