LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: Mapping LGBTQ Equality in the U.S. South
More LGBTQ people live in the U.S. South than in any other region of the United States. But for the one in three LGBTQ adults who call the South home, the South is the most hostile LGBTQ state policy landscape
Mapping LGBTQ Equality: 2010 to 2020
LGBT Policy Spotlight: LGBT Equality in the U.S. Territories
The Bottom Line The United States’ long history of territorial expansion has resulted in a truly complicated system of governance for territory residents, where even the U.S. Constitution doesn’t always apply. Examining each of the five territories across the more
Kids Pay the Price: How Religious Exemptions for Child Welfare Services Harm Children
The Bottom Line Freedom of religion is an important American value, which is why it is already protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. That freedom doesn’t give people the right to impose their beliefs on others or to
Unjust: LGBTQ Youth Incarcerated in the Juvenile Justice System
The Bottom Line Unjust: LGBTQ Youth Incarcerated in the Juvenile Justice System examines how LGBTQ youth who are incarcerated in juvenile detention and correctional facilities face bias in adjudication, and mistreatment and abuse in confinement facilities. LGBTQ youth also lack
Separation and Stigma: Transgender Youth & School Facilities
The Bottom Line There are an estimated 150,000 transgender youth between the ages of 13 and 17 in America. GLSEN’s 2015 National School Climate Survey found that 75% of transgender students felt unsafe at school because of their gender expression,
