The House of Representatives has passed a controversial “Parents’ Bill of Rights” measure that has been criticized by LGBTQ+ advocates for potentially harming the rights and well-being of LGBTQ+ youth. The bill, which was introduced
For lesbian, bisexual, and queer women and non-binary people, marginalization comes from many sides. Hundred years after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, a critical but critically incomplete victory for equality at the ballot box, we know that there remains much work to be done to ensure that all of our votes and voices are being counted.
a new poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, LGBTQ people of color are more than twice as likely as their white counterparts to say they’ve been discriminated against because they are LGBTQ+ in applying for jobs and interacting with police.
The Human Rights Campaign has recorded nearly 300 cases of fatal violence against trans people since 2013 in the U.S., 84% of whom were people of color. In 2021 alone, 57 trans people were killed, and over half were Black trans women.
LGBTQ+ women are even more marginalized than the men’s GBTQ+ community. There are specific types of violence that target queer women, even when they are closeted. Lesbians are at risk of physical violence, sexual harassment, and arbitrary arrest by police.
The global divide on homosexuality persists. Despite major changes in laws and norms surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBTQ+ people around the world, public opinion on the acceptance of homosexuality in society remains sharply divided by country, region, and economic development.
If it becomes law, LGBTQ+ people would be prohibited from bringing claims of sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination in areas like employment, housing, public accommodations, health care, credit, and education. It would also require applications and records such as marriage licenses, death certificates, cemetery interment records, and child support registration to list sex based on biology rather than gender identity.
The Minnesota 2022 LGBTQ Aging Needs Assessment Report from the University of Minnesota surveyed hundreds of LGBTQ+ older adults in the state to get insight into the community’s experiences with services, caregiving, discrimination, employment, chosen family, and other metrics describing their lives.
Ukraine has increased support for the rights of LGBTQ+ people since Western-looking leaders came to power in 2014. Discrimination in the workplace was banned, but same-sex marriage or civil partnerships have not been legalized.
The Supreme Court is set to hear a landmark case involving transgender rights, which has ignited a debate about the place of LGBTQ+ people in society. The case, known as B.P.J., involves a transgender student who has been barred from using the bathroom that corresponds with his gender identity. While the outcome of the case is uncertain, it has already revealed a deep divide in society over LGBTQ+ rights.
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