nondiscrimination
noun
non·dis·crim·i·na·tion
ˌnän-dis-ˌkri-mə-ˈnā-shən 
: the absence or avoidance of discrimination
… officially affirming a federal government policy of nondiscrimination in employment.—
Benjamin Quarles
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In Ecuador and Malta, comprehensive nondiscrimination policies protect LGBTQ people in schools, public institutions, and the workplace.
—Ari Shaw, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
Former President Biden’s administration similarly sought to use the court’s reasoning in Bostock to back new nondiscrimination policies protecting transgender people in health care and sports, arguments largely rejected by conservative political leaders and courts.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 21 June 2025
Not every state includes gender identity in their civil rights code, but Iowa was the first to remove nondiscrimination protections based on gender identity, according to the Movement Advancement Project, an LGBTQ+ rights think tank.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
But these dollars can be used at institutions that are not required to follow the same academic standards, financial transparency, or nondiscrimination protections that public schools are held to.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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Ari Shaw, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
Former President Biden’s administration similarly sought to use the court’s reasoning in Bostock to back new nondiscrimination policies protecting transgender people in health care and sports, arguments largely rejected by conservative political leaders and courts.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 21 June 2025
Not every state includes gender identity in their civil rights code, but Iowa was the first to remove nondiscrimination protections based on gender identity, according to the Movement Advancement Project, an LGBTQ+ rights think tank.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
But these dollars can be used at institutions that are not required to follow the same academic standards, financial transparency, or nondiscrimination protections that public schools are held to.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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“Nondiscrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondiscrimination. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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