This year has been unprecedented and difficult for LGBTQ people, their families, and their allies. Throughout 2023, we at MAP have been tracking opponents’ tactics — all going back to their broader goal of erasing LGBTQ people from the fabric of society. We released a six-part report series to bring…

MAP’s Equality Maps provide a detailed snapshot of the current state of LGBTQ laws and policies in the United States. In this regularly changing landscape, these are the state and local policy updates over the last month. ▸▸ State Policy Updates Bans on medical care for transgender youth See our Equality Map here and our supporting citations and additional information here…

MAP’s Equality Maps provide a detailed snapshot of the current state of LGBTQ laws and policies in the United States. In this regularly changing landscape, these are the state and local policy updates from August 3 to September 5. For a full look at changes in LGBTQ policy during the…

This piece by Tessa Juste, MAP’s LGBTQ movement building and policy researcher, is cross-posted from the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s blog where it was originally published on August 24, 2023. Learning from MacKenzie Scott's Gifts to LGBTQ Organizations Movement Advancement Project shares insight from a survey of LGBTQ-focused nonprofits that benefitted from MacKenzie Scott’s philanthropy.cep.org

MAP’s Equality Maps provide a detailed snapshot of the current state of LGBTQ laws and policies in the United States. In this regularly changing landscape, these are the state and local policy updates from mid-June 2023. For a full look at LGBTQ policy throughout the year, see MAP’s brief, Assessing…

The past three years have brought a dramatic — and still ongoing—escalation of attacks on LGBTQ people across virtually every aspect of our lives. …

MAP’s Equality Maps provide a detailed snapshot of the current state of LGBTQ laws and policies in the United States. In this regularly changing landscape, these are the state and local policy updates from May 5 through June 13, 2023. 2023 has seen a record number of political attacks and…

This month marks the arrival of Pride, a celebration of visibility, identity, and expression for LGBTQ people. Every year in June, companies release statements of support — and even Pride-themed products — to signal LGBTQ inclusion. Yet, amid a record-shattering year for anti-LGBTQ legislation and escalating attacks against LGBTQ people…

June 2023 marks the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s signing of the Executive Order on Advancing Equality Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Individuals (the “LGBTQI+ Equality EO”). This executive order did many things, including giving instructions to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department…