Claim: Says, "Less than half of all states have legal protections on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, despite the fact that LGBT Americans report employment discrimination and unemployment at much higher rates than the U.S. average."
Fact-check: Do most states allow employers to discriminate against gays and lesbians? 
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Janie Har
Date published: 2012-06-18T00:00:00