Two private employers in Baltimore and Pittsburgh are being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for discrimination based on sexual orientation. The EEOC is asking federal courts to recognize that the civil rights of gay and lesbian employees are violated if treated unfairly due to their sexual orientation. In the case against Pallett Companies, a female employee in Baltimore was fired after complaining that her supervisor made comments about her appearance and orientation, such as “I want to turn you back into a woman.” In the case against Scott Medical Health Center in Pennsylvania, a gay male employee quit after being unable to achieve any resolution against a manager who made offensive anti-gay remarks about his sexuality. Currently no federal law protects against discrimination based on sexual identity.
See "EEOC files first two sexual orientation discrimination cases, including one against Baltimore workplace", The Baltimore Sun, March 3, 2016