cover sexual orientation or gender identity. wisconsin, new york, new hampshire in yellow. you can be fired for being transgendered. so compare that to the states where lgbt teens face the most harassment. you can see the states highlighted here where more than 80% say they have been verbally harassed in schools. all these states don t have a nondiscrimination law covering both sexual orientation and gender identity. strides made for marriage equality nationwide but more work to be done for same-sex advocates as well. francis, i m just seeing this but there is a website in new orleans that s confirming jefferson parish became the first in louisiana to issue a same-sex marriage license to a female couple late this morning, early afternoon. we re going to work to confirm that. and that will put louisiana on the board. francis, thanks so much. kevin is a law professor at syracuse university, also the author of loving versus
refuse to issue same-sex marriage license on the grounds of religious beliefs. here is an updated look now at marriage equality in the united states. as you can see, the entire united states here are highlighted in the wake of the supreme court s decision and each state has issued marriage licenses to same-sex marriage couples since friday except for one state. what is that state? look at that. lone state of louisiana. according to our colleagues at meet the press governor and presidential candidate bobby jindal told chuck that he s waiting on a ruling from a u.s. appeals court. so despite the supreme court making it a law of the land louisiana still in limbo at this point. the united states joins almost two dozen other countries with marriage equality. they include canada, orargentina, netherlands, africa, spain, and also france. but across the world and back here at home still a long road ahead. look at this. 29 states as you can see in blue where you can still be fired for being g