From researchers to policymakers to parents of LGBTQ kids, MAP’s Equality Maps are a vital resource for anyone looking for a quick, yet detailed snapshot of the current state of LGBTQ laws and policies in the United States. To keep you informed on this regularly changing landscape, here are…

Last week, the team at the Movement Advancement Project was talking about announcing a new series on all the ways LGBTQ people are under attack. And we are still going to do that. Then Politico published a draft Supreme Court opinion that shows the Court is poised to strike down…

From researchers to policymakers to parents of LGBTQ kids, MAP’s Equality Maps are a vital resource for anyone looking for a quick, yet detailed snapshot of the current state of LGBTQ laws and policies in the United States. At MAP, we know the patchwork of federal, state, and local…

by Logan Casey, PhD, senior policy researcher & advisor at MAP Thirteen years ago today, transgender advocate Rachel Crandall established Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV), an annual event to celebrate transgender and nonbinary people while also recognizing the discrimination our communities face worldwide. Now more than ever, TDoV is an…

In recent years, a growing number of states have considered or passed legislation that censors discussions of race and LGBTQ people in schools and that creates a hostile climate for students. Among these political attacks are attempting to ban critical race theory and Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, but it…

Without large-scale data about LGBTQI people, it is difficult to fully understand the full range of challenges LGBTQI people experience — Data drive policy decisions. But because lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTQI) people aren’t always visible in data, we’re not always included in laws, policies or funding that impacts our lives. Data collected by private research firms suggest that there are over 13…

MAP’s interactive LGBTQ Equality Maps provide a comprehensive look at the current state of laws and policies impacting LGBTQ people across the United States. The Equality Maps offer a state-by-state comparison of the policy landscape and gaps in protections for LGBTQ people across the country. To keep you informed on…

MAP’s interactive LGBTQ Equality Maps provide a comprehensive look at the current state of laws and policies impacting LGBTQ people across the United States. The Equality Maps offer a state-by-state comparison of the policy landscape and gaps in protections for LGBTQ people across the country. To keep you informed on…

For more than 15 years, MAP has advanced understanding of LGBTQ people and provided vital tools to help movement organizations and staff be more effective. — MAP’s movement capacity work focuses on the strength, health, and challenges of LGBTQ organizations, from small community centers to the largest state and national advocacy organizations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, MAP conducted a series of surveys to assess the impacts on LGBTQI movement organizations.