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 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.
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.
Secretary DeVos Is Failing to Protect the Civil Rights of LGBTQ Students
Data from the Department of Education show that civil rights enforcement for LGBTQ students has been drastically scaled back since the start of the Trump administration.
The Urgency of Equality, With Charlotte Clymer and Laura Durso
Ed and Daniella sit down with Charlotte Clymer, press secretary for rapid response at the Human Rights Campaign, and CAP's Laura Durso, to discuss the likely passage of the Equality Act in the House of Representatives.
Religious exemptions allowing child placing agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ prospective parents will likely reduce the number of families available to adopt, further overburdening the child welfare system and harming the best interests of children in care.
Frank J. Bewkes, Shabab Ahmed Mirza, Caitlin Rooney, 3 MoreLaura E. Durso, Joe Kroll, Elly Wong
Serving LGBTQ Immigrants and Building Welcoming Communities
Cities and service providers can take steps to ensure LGBTQ immigrants have access to the resources they need to become full participants in their communities and thrive.
Sharita Gruberg, Caitlin Rooney, Ashe McGovern, 2 MoreShabab Ahmed Mirza, Laura E. Durso
DACA has allowed thousands of LGBT immigrants improve their economic security and pursue higher education. They could lose protection under President Trump’s elimination of the program and risk being deported to countries where their lives are at risk.
