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Understanding Issues Facing LGBT People in the U.S.

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Movement Advancement Project
Center for American Progress
GLAAD
Human Rights Campaign

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Understanding Issues Facing LGBT People in the U.S.
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Movement Advancement Project, Center for American Progress, GLAAD, and Human Rights Campaign. June 2019. Understanding Issues Facing LGBT People in the U.S. https://mapresearch.org/report/understanding-issues-facing-lgbt-people-in-the-u-s/.
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The Bottom Line

Understanding Issues Facing LGBT People in the U.S. is a short primer that summarizes the major areas in which unfair laws and stigma create extra burdens for LGBT people across the country. The guide also includes policy recommendations to address these harmful disparities and to improve the lives of LGBT Americans.

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