Since taking office, the Trump administration has targeted LGBTQI+ communities and their most fundamental rights. The administration has censored information and erased LGBTQI+ people from government websites and rescinded funding for LGBTQI+ programs and research. President Trump has also directed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to produce government-sponsored misinformation. In light of these dramatic attacks on the federal data ecosystem, continuing data collection by private researchers and organizations remains a critical strategy to fight back.
Join the Center for American Progress for a discussion about the threats facing LGBTQI+ Americans and new data from the 2024 CAP LGBTQI+ Community Survey. The event will highlight the urgent need for evidence-based policymaking.
The event will feature opening remarks from Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA), chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, about the importance of nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQI+ people and a panel discussion with CAP LGBTQI+ Policy Director Caleb Smith, Dr. Kellan Baker, executive director of the Institute for Health Research and Policy at Whitman-Walker, and Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project on the ways we can use data to form effective policy solutions.on the ways we can use data to form effective policy solutions.
A light breakfast will be provided at the start of the event.
Identification will be required for entry for in-person attendees. Please bring a photo ID.