In a country that loves oppressing the gays, it's easy to lose track of what we can and can't do. Understandably, most of us spend more time worrying about the progression of marriage equality rather than employment non-discrimination or Don't Ask, Don't Tell. But as the Human Rights Campaign reminds us, in over fifty percent of the states, we are still subject to housing discrimination.

This means we can legally be discriminated against when shopping for a home, or even evicted at the end of a lease. In a report that covered housing discrimination in Michigan, it enumerated:

A landlord who remarked, "No drugs, prostitution, homosexuality or one-night-stands..."

Lesbian test couples given rent prices higher than straight test couples

My personal favorite: One real estate agent who told a lesbian test couple, "Two women doesn't bother me; it's two men I don't understand. I think it's gross."


No federal laws provide housing protection for LGBTs, although the Obama Administration is currently studying it.

In all fairness, some states prohibit housing discrimination based on sexual orientation: California, Connecticut, Colorado, DC, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Vermont.