Archives: Briefs
Uplift LGBT Carework in the American Jobs Plan
May 2021 – The American Jobs Plan creates a unique opportunity to provide vital services and protections for LGBT older people–two populations that too often feel invisible. This info sheet discusses how we can best support LGBT elders through the
Week #1: 10 Ways President Biden Can Support LGBTQ People
This brief highlights 10 actions the Biden administration can immediately start to ensure LGBTQ people and their families can be protected from discrimination.
The High Stakes in the Fulton Case
The outcome of Fulton vs. City of Philadelphia, heard by the Supreme Court on November 4, 2020, could dramatically reshape how LGBTQ people and same-sex couples, women, people of faith, unmarried couples, and others access taxpayer-funded supports such as job
LGBT Older People & COVID-19
May 2020 – Older adults in the United States are at increased risk for contracting COVID-19. They are particularly vulnerable without access during the pandemic to the health care resources and social structures that contribute to overall wellness. This is
How Census Data Advance LGBT Equality
March 2020 – This brief highlights the importance of LGBT people participating in the Census.
What’s at Stake? Analyzing a 2019 HHS Proposed Rule Allowing Discrimination
December 2019 This brief analyzes a new proposed rule allowing discrimination in HHS-funded programs and services.
Can LGBT People Be Legally Fired? U.S. Supreme Court Considers Three Cases That Could Take America Backward
In October 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in three cases that could determine whether lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people will continue to have protections under federal nondiscrimination law, or whether it would be legal
Kids Pay the Price: How Discriminatory Adoption and Foster Care Laws Harm Children
The Bottom Line This policy brief, authored by MAP and the Family Equality Council, in partnership with the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), offers a snapshot of the impact of discriminatory
Title IX, Religious Exemptions & Campus Climate: LGBT Protections in Higher Education
Are LGBT Workers Protected From Discrimination? Unravelling the Patchwork of Federal, State, and Local Employment Protections
The Bottom Line A new brief from MAP, the ACLU and Lambda Legal, Are LGBT Workers Protected from Discrimination? Unravelling the Patchwork of Federal, State, and Local Employment Protections, examines the existing federal, state and local laws and court rulings
