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Believe it or not, there are still places in the United States – in 2019! – where there are no protections in place keeping gay people from being fired from their jobs for simply being who they are.

These 15 states below offer no protection at all for LGBT people from being terminated from employment.

All of the statistics below come from the Movement Advancement Project.

1. Virginia

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in Virginia: 259,268

2.  Missouri

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in Missouri: 180,486

3. Texas

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in Texas: 873,454

4. Arkansas

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in Arkansas: 76,251

5. North Carolina

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in North Carolina: 323,319

6. North Dakota

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in North Dakota: 15,697

7. West Virginia

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in West Virginia: 57,667

8. Kansas

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in Kansas: 72,783

9. Louisiana

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in Louisiana: 138,998

10. Mississippi

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in Mississippi: 79,814

11. Nebraska

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in Nebraska: 55,192

12. Oklahoma

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in Oklahoma: 113,491

13. South Carolina

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in South Carolina: 139,236

14. South Dakota

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in South Dakota: 19,939

15. Wyoming

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Estimated number of LGBTQ adults living in Wyoming: 14,618

Here is a complete list of local non-discrimination ordinances across the U.S.