Arizona Gov. Issues Executive Order Protecting LGBTQ+ Workers
advocate.comArizona’s new governor, Democrat Katie Hobbs, has issued an executive order aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ state employees and contractors from job discrimination.Hobbs signed the order shortly after being sworn in Monday.
Arizona is one of nearly 30 states without an LGBTQ-inclusive antidiscrimination law.Hobbs’s order directs the Arizona Department of Administration to establish policies to be used by all state agencies to assure there is no discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, in addition to race, sex, religion, pregnancy, disability, veteran status, and other factors.
It also calls for the nondiscrimination provision to be included in all state contracts or subcontracts.The Human Rights Campaign praised the move. “The Human Rights Campaign was proud to work alongside countless other LGBTQ+ organizations and allies to help Katie Hobbs become Arizona’s governor,” said a statement from HRC Arizona State Director Bridget Sharpe. “She ran on the promise that she would immediately act to stop the attacks on Arizona’s LGBTQ+ individuals and families and use the full extent of her power to protect our community.
On her first day in office, she took an important step towards fulfilling that commitment by signing an executive order providing nondiscrimination for LGBTQ+ state employees and state contractors.
