Issue Brief: The Need for an Executive Order
American taxpayers send almost $300 billion per year in federal contract dollars to businesses in states that have not yet passed laws to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workers from employment discrimination. In fact, a substantial majority (60%)
Securing Legal Ties for Children Living in LGBT Families
The Bottom Line The lack of legal recognition for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) families harms children and threatens their ability to thrive. Children may go without health insurance or a parent may be limited in making healthcare decisions
Finding Children Forever Homes: LGBT Foster & Adoptive Families
The Bottom Line In an ideal world, every child would be born into a loving stable family, yet the reality is that many children are not. For the more than 400,000 children living in foster care, the goal is to
Unequal Taxation and Undue Burdens for LGBT Families
The Bottom Line Millions of American families led by parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) face unequal and inflated tax burdens and tax filing so complicated even accountants cannot always advise them. Unequal Taxation and Undue Burdens
Obstacles & Opportunities: Health & Wellness for LGBT Families
The Bottom Line As many as two million children living in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) families face significant challenges accessing basic healthcare and may suffer from health disparities due to inequitable laws and social stigma. Obstacles and Opportunities:
Strengthening Economic Security for Children Living in LGBT Families
The Bottom Line Strengthening Economic Security for Children Living in LGBT Families, a comprehensive companion report to All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families, documents how inequitable laws hurt children of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
