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  • 10 Statistics You Need to Know about LGBT Healthcare ...

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    2020/05/10 · While non-LGBT students struggle most with school classes, exams, and work, their LGBT peers say the biggest problem they face is unaccepting families. [7] As of July 2014, same-sex marriage is legal in 19 states plus the District of Columbia.

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  • National LGBTQ Task Force - Fact Sheets & Infographics

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  • The value of LGBT equality in the workplace | GLAAD

    2015/03/10 · As a result of the research, employers across the country have considered the economic benefits of LGBT friendly workplace and many of them voluntary enacted a range of policies, non-discrimination included. In 1999, 72% of

  • National LGBTI Health Alliance - The Statistics At a …

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  • Avoiding LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination: Should You ...

    2020/05/02 · Avoiding LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination: Should You Come Out at Work? When I came out as bisexual to my family and friends, I hoped it would be the last time I had that awkward conversation. Then I graduated college and moved from my liberal hometown of Boston, Massachusetts to Cleveland, Ohio, where I started my …

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    2020/01/28 · While workplace discrimination can impact anyone, LGBTQ+ and other minority groups are particularly at risk. Here's what to look out for... While there is greater acceptance of LGBTQ identities than in previous decades, there is much more progress to be made in order to improve the lives and mental health of queer people.

  • The Impact of Stigma and Discrimination Against LGBT ...

    2020/04/09 · Stigma and discrimination against LGBT workers can lead to economic instability, including lower wages and higher rates of poverty. Gallup polling data from 2012-2014 indicate that 30% percent of Texas LGBT adults and 26% of non-LGBT adults reported having a household income below $24,000.

  • The Psychological & Emotional Effects of Discrimination ...

    2019/08/01 · The Psychological & Emotional Effects of Discrimination Within the LGBTQ, Transgender, & Non-binary Communities Thomas Jefferson Law Review, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2019 16 Pages Posted: 1 Aug 2019 See all articles by Pamuela ...

  • Why Federal Laws Don't Ban Discrimination Against LGBT | Time

    2019/03/21 · A recent survey from non-partisan research organization PRRI found that 69% of Americans are in favor of laws that protect all LGBT people from discrimination, including a majority in every state.

  • LGBT Based Sex Discrimination Charges - EEOC Home …

    Home > About EEOC > Statistics > Enforcement & Litigation Statistics LGBT-Based Sex Discrimination Charges FY 2013* FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 Receipts 808 1,100 1,412 1,768 1,762 1,811 31 ...

  • The new frontier of LGBTQ civil rights, explained - YouTube

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  • Center for American Progress - Widespread Discrimination ...

    2017/05/02 · New research from the Center for American Progress shows that LGBT people across the country continue to experience pervasive discrimination that negatively impacts all aspects of their lives. In ...

  • LGBTQ Youth National Policy Statement - National …

    2012/04/19 · As many as 20 percent of the runaway and homeless youth population identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ). This suggests as many as 80,000 LGBTQ youth are homeless for over a week each year. These young people face particular difficulties. Ending homelessness for LGBTQ youth will require …

  • The Psychological Impact of LGBT Discrimination ...

    Face to Face: Relating in a Changed World Our eyes, gestures, and tone bring us together in a more profound way than words alone. The Psychological Impact of LGBT Discrimination How the LGBT ...

  • Creating LGBTQ-Inclusive Workplace Policies

    2019/10/29 · LGBTQ employees, however, have pursued other outlets to address discrimination in the workplace, she noted. Most commonly, they have filed lawsuits arguing that sexual-orientation discrimination ...

  • LGBTQ - Children's Rights

    THE ISSUE Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people are over-represented in foster care, where they are more likely to experience discrimination, abuse, neglect and the risk of harm. A 2019 study found 30.4 percent of youth in foster care identify as LGBTQ and 5 percent as transgender, compared to …

  • Families to Freedom | Non-Discrimination Policy

    Freedom for All Our Non-Discrimination Policy It is the policy of Families to Freedom to provide equal opportunities for service, volunteerism and employment without regard to heritage, national origin, religion, gender, body size, personal attraction, age, or disability.

  • Advocates highlight LGBTQ discrimination, vulnerability …

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  • Loudoun School Board again considers LGBTQ discrimination ...

    2019/02/14 · The board previously considered an LGBTQ non-discrimination policy specific to employment. The board voted against adding LGBTQ protections in a 4-5 vote nearly two years ago. LGBTQ advocates have ...

  • The Effects of Health Care Policies: LGBTQ Aging Adults

    Despite national health policies that promote non-discrimination, LGBTQ older adults continue to experience provider bias and negative reactions from health care providers (Deschamps & Singer ...

  • Gender Equity and LGBTQ Rights - Legal Aid at Work

    Gender Equity & LGBTQ Rights We seek to end sex-based discrimination by advancing the rights of low-wage women and families, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals, military families and veterans, survivors of harassment as well as domestic and sexual violence, and other under-represented workers and students. ...

  • How most states allow discrimination against LGBTQ people ...

    2016/08/19 · Most states lack civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people. Other civil right laws also protect students from harassment and discrimination in K-12 public schools — but ...

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health | CDC

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    LGBTQ people, particularly LGBTQ people of color and low-income LGBTQ people, are disproportionately likely to come into contact with the criminal justice system. 1 A history of bias, abuse, and profiling toward LGBTQ people by …

  • Multiple Dioceses Challenge Anti-LGBTQ Non-Discrimination ...

    2019/11/26 · Catholic dioceses in Texas and Pennsylvania are challenging anti-LGBTQ non-discrimination protections tied to government funding of adoption and foster care services, protections that the Trump administration seeks to

  • LGBTQ | Atlanta, GA

    The LGBTQ 101 for Housing Shelters is a training manual that assists shelters with understanding and abiding by LGBTQ non-discrimination requirements. The manual was developed by the City of Atlanta, in conjunction with a

  • Notre Dame Fails to Adopt Non-Discrimination Policy …

    2012/04/27 · The University of Notre Dame has announced that it will not add sexual orientation to its non-discrimination policy, following at least a semester’s worth of organizing by students and faculty on the Indiana campus to get the administration to adopt the category. ...