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# Study: 1 in 4 LGBTQ+ people have faced discrimination at work
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/study-1-in-4-lgbtq-people-have-faced-discrimination-at-work/
- Published: 2021-09-13T08:42:46.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-13T08:42:46.000Z
- Description: A new study found over a quarter of LGBTQ+ people have been fired from their job or denied a work opportunity because of their identity.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ discrimination, The Williams Institute, Trans, Transgender, US

A [new study](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/files/wp-content/uploads/workplace-discrimination-sep-2021.pdf) published by The Williams Institute at the University of California found over a quarter (29.8%) of LGBTQ+ people working in the US have been fired from their job or denied a work opportunity because of their identity. The study, which interviewed 935 LGBTQ+ adults, analysed the experiences of queer people in the workplace, finding that out of the 29.8% who had faced discrimination, 9% of these incidents occurred during the past year.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/workplace-discrimination-600-400.jpg)

Trans respondents were most likely to have experienced workplace discrimination, with 48.8% saying they had been fired or not hired due to their gender identity. An additional 22% of trans respondents reported experiencing sexual harassment at work, compared to 12% of cisgender participants. Due to fear of discrimination, half of transgender respondents said they are not out to their supervisors, while 25.8% said they are not out to any of their co-workers.

The study is the first to examine LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination since the US Supreme Court’s 2020 ruling in the *Bostock v. Clayton County* case, in which judges decided that it is illegal for employers to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity under federal civil rights laws. Brad Sears, the study’s lead author, told [*NBC News*](https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/half-lgbtq-workers-faced-job-discrimination-report-finds-rcna1935?ref=scenemag.co.uk) that researchers were *“surprised”* at the high prevalence of discrimination in spite of the 2020 ruling.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lgbt-inclusive-workplace-1.jpg)