Inclusive Curricular Standards

LGBTQ-related curricular laws are important for LGBTQ students’ health, well-being, and academic success. This map shows curricular laws that explicitly require the state’s curricular standards to include LGBTQ people and history, such as in subjects like history, civics, or social studies. Often, laws requiring LGBTQ-inclusive curricular standards also require inclusive representation of other communities like people of color, people with disabilities, and religious minorities.
State law explicitly requires LGBTQ inclusion in state curricular standards
(7 states)
State law requires state education department to create LGBTQ-inclusive model curriculum, but does not require schools to use it
(1 state)
State has no LGBTQ-inclusive curricular standards law
(42 states + 5 territories + D.C.)

Recommended citation for this set of maps:
Movement Advancement Project. 2026. “Equality Maps: LGBTQ Curricular Laws.” https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/lgbtq-curricular-laws/. Data as of June 12, 2026.

Recommended citation for this specific map:
Movement Advancement Project. 2026. “Equality Maps: Inclusive Curricular Standards.” https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/lgbtq-curricular-laws/#inclusive-curricular-standards. Data as of June 12, 2026.

Percent of LGBTQ Youth Covered by Laws

*Note: These percentages reflect estimates of the LGBTQ youth (ages 13-17) population living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Estimates of LGBTQ youth in the U.S. territories or under age 13 are not available, and so cannot be reflected here. Population estimates are from The Williams Institute.

25%
25% of LGBTQ youth (ages 13-17) live in states that require inclusion of LGBTQ people/history in school curricular standards
1%
1% of LGBTQ youth (ages 13-17) live in states that require the state education department to develop an LGBTQ-inclusive model curriculum, but do not require schools to use it
74%
74% of LGBTQ youth (ages 13-17) live in states with no LGBTQ-inclusive curricular standards law