LGBT Bias Charges Increase 28% in U.S. as States Lag

U.S. charges of workplace discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees jumped 28 percent last year, reflecting a new openness to discuss sexual orientation as the Supreme Court granted same-sex couples the right to marry.

“More and more people are willing to talk about the issues,” said Jenny Yang, chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces anti-discrimination laws, in an interview in Bloomberg’s New York office. “The national dialogue has really shifted.”