Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression

• U.S. Department of Education (DOE)- Office for Civil Rights: 
  • Are gay and lesbian students protected from sexual harassment?

Title IX prohibits harassing conduct that is of a sexual nature if it is unwelcome and denies or limits a student's ability to participate in or benefit from a school's program, regardless of whether the harassment is aimed at gay or lesbian students or is perpetrated by individuals of the same or opposite sex. Title IX does not address discrimination or other issues related to sexual orientation.

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC):
  • Sex-Based Discrimination

The EEOC enforces Title VII, which prohibits sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, and any other term or condition of employment.

• Maryland Commission on Civil Rights: 
  • Employment Discrimination