New Mexico A Human Rights State

In New Mexico, the Human Rights Act forbids discrimination in housing, public accomodation,  employment and the granting of credit.  Ten classes are protected, making it illegal to discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, mental or physical handicap, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, and spousal affiliation. The state probably has the largest group of protected clascitizens under the law.