Lessening the Pandemic’s Burden on LGBTQ Workers and Families
Government strategies to address COVID-19 and improve socioeconomic conditions must include targeted assistance for LGBTQ workers and households.
Improving the Lives and Rights of LGBTQ People in America
The incoming Biden administration has stated its commitment to advancing LGBTQ equality, which will require undoing the harms caused during the last four years and by generations of discrimination, as well as proactively championing a progressive agenda.
The State of the LGBTQ Community in 2020
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Government Strategies To Address the Coronavirus Must Include Targeted Assistance for LGBTQ Communities
Making the Case for Chosen Family in Paid Family and Medical Leave Policies
How Religion and LGBTQ Rights Intersect in Media Coverage
A study of recent news articles across national and local media outlets reveals that media coverage of LGBTQ rights more often cites religiously identified sources who oppose LGBTQ equality than those who support it.
Transforming U.S. Foreign Policy To Ensure Dignity and Rights for LGBTI People
America must restore its leadership role in advancing LGBTI equality and human rights more broadly on the global stage.
Supreme Court Case Could Give Taxpayer-Funded Service Providers a Broad License To Discriminate Against LGBTQ People
A case before the U.S. Supreme Court could allow discrimination against same-sex couples seeking to foster children and may also have broad negative impacts on nondiscrimination laws that affect a broad range of services and individuals.
Repealing the Affordable Care Act Would Have Devastating Impacts on LGBTQ People
New nationally representative data reveal significant gains for LGBTQ people under the Affordable Care Act.
The Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on Transgender People Facing Homelessness
As homelessness among transgender people increases, the Trump administration is attempting to cruelly and illegally restrict their access to critically needed housing services.
Beyond Bostock: The Future of LGBTQ Civil Rights
The Supreme Court’s recent decision on workplace protections for LGBTQ people has far-reaching implications for LGBTQ rights.
Expanding Definitions of Family in Federal Laws
Federal statutory definitions of family often fail to reflect the wide diversity of family structures in the United States, which can be particularly harmful to members of the LGBTQ community.
Connecting the Dots: How the Trump Administration Misuses Religious Freedom To Create a License To Discriminate
This video examines how the Trump administration is expanding religious exemptions in an attempt to gut civil rights protections and codify discrimination against people of minority faiths, women, and people who are LGBTQ.
Same-Sex Couples Experience Higher Unemployment Rates Throughout an Economic Recovery
A new CAP analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data reveals same-sex couples have endured higher rates of unemployment nearly every year since 2014.
An Effective Response to the Coronavirus Requires Targeted Assistance for LGBTQ People
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to exacerbate the economic insecurity and health disparities that LGBTQ people and their families already face in the United States.
Unequal Application of the Marital Presumption of Parentage for Same-Sex Parents
The scope of the marital presumption of parentage must be expanded to be more LGBTQ-inclusive.
HHS Proposal Puts Millions of Americans at Risk of Discrimination When Accessing Federally Funded Services
A new proposal from the Department of Health and Human Services would give grantees a license to discriminate using billions in taxpayer dollars.
LGBTQ Dreamers Fear Detention and Deportation and Need DACA’s Protections
A new survey shows that LGBTQ DACA recipients fear the consequences of losing the program’s protections.
A Closer Look at Bisexual People of Color
This analysis examines differences in health outcomes and caregiving by sexual orientation for white people and people of color.