Lindsay Mahowald is a research assistant with the LGBTQI+ Research and Communications Project at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, Mahowald interned with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, writing literature reviews and creating statistical models for defense economics projects. She has also interned for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), assisting both with communications and policy research. Mahowald graduated with highest honors from Oberlin College in 2020 with a B.A. in politics and economics. She specializes in the quantitative analysis of social movements and public policy.
LGBTQI+ Nondiscrimination Laws Improve Economic, Physical, and Mental Well-Being
Research demonstrates legal protections for LGBTQI+ individuals provide significant benefits for those individuals as well as for their broader communities.
The United States Must Advance Economic Security for Disabled LGBTQI+ Workers
Data indicate that disabled LGBTQI+ workers experience higher rates of barriers to obtaining and maintaining employment, resulting in difficulties in obtaining economic security.
Protecting and Advancing Health Care for Transgender Adult Communities
The federal government and policymakers must address health disparities and barriers to care for transgender communities by implementing holistic policy solutions.
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.
A comprehensive new study from the Center for American Progress finds that many LGBTQ people continue to face discrimination in their personal lives, in the workplace and the public sphere, and in their access to critical health care.
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.
