LGBTQ+ workers report more discrimination, less happiness at work

Data from WorkL and the Center for American Progress indicated a tense post-election environment for LGBTQ+ workers.

People protest the National Park Service's removal of the word “transgender” from the Stonewall National Monument website during a rally outside of The Stonewall Inn on Feb. 14, 2025, in New York City, N.Y. With the change in administration, a change in climate for LGBTQ+ workers has also occurred. Spencer Platt via Getty Images

April 2025 data from digital platform WorkL indicates that while workplace happiness increased slightly for heterosexual workers in 2025, it decreased for LGBTQ+ workers — suggesting a change in the political climate also led to a change in climate for LGBTQ+ workers. 

Similarly, feelings of empowerment for these workers fell from 77% to 71% year over year and pride in their work dropped from 74% to 63%. Job satisfaction for LGBTQ+ workers also dropped from 75% to 64%.

WorkL’s findings are just a continuation of trends regarding LGBTQ+ people at work: Job satisfaction is down, discrimination is up, and worker well-being is in critical condition.

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