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![Well into the '80s, the CIA was still using polygraphs to root out gay employees](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/05/11/polycov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Well into the ‘80s, the CIA was still using polygraphs to root out gay employees
In a 1995 executive order, President Bill Clinton declared that “No inference concerning standards [for government employment] may be raised solely on the basis of the sexual orientation of the employee.” Leading up to the decision, the Central Intelligence Agency and other agencies had a long history of discrimination against gay employees, viewing their homosexuality as a gateway to blackmail, extortion, and treason.
![A map of sexual education legislation across the county](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/03/28/basket.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
A map of sexual education legislation across the county
There is no national standard for sexual health education in the United States. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines 16 citical sexual education topics which it recommends, it is still up to each state to determine if, and what, is taught in schools.
![FBI investigated early LGBT organization for alleged Communist ties](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/03/26/MScov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
FBI investigated early LGBT organization for alleged Communist ties
At the height of the Cold War, an informant’s tips resulted in the Federal Bureau of Investigation looking into the then newly-formed LGBT organization, the Mattachine Society and their publication ONE Magazine. The FBI was concerned that the organization was pro-Communist and had been publishing articles detailing allegations of unfair government discrimination and entrapment by police departments.
![CIA objected to the Federal Employee’s Bill of Rights on grounds it would interfere with Agency's gay witch hunt](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/08/14/PolyCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
CIA objected to the Federal Employee’s Bill of Rights on grounds it would interfere with Agency’s gay witch hunt
In the late ’60s and early ’70s, Senator Sam Ervin was working determinedly to get a Federal Employee’s Bill of Rights passed through Congress. The Central Intelligence Agency identified several areas of the bill that they felt were problematic, including how it would interfere with the Agency’s use of the polygraph as a tool to identify and terminate any “homosexual employees.”
![Oregon Department of Education wants over $250 for its Non-discrimination policies](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/05/18/PPkid.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Oregon Department of Education wants over $250 for its Non-discrimination policies
The Oregon Department of Education has responded to a request for LGBT protections within their schools with a fee estimate of $260 - over five times the previously highest estimate we’ve seen for the same information.
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