Discrimination and Barriers to Well-Being: The State of the LGBTQI+ Community in 2022

LGBTQI+ people and other “sexual and gender diverse”1 people experience structural and interpersonal discrimination that adversely affects their well-being and drives disparate outcomes across crucial areas of life. The current patchwork of nondiscrimination laws in states across the country and existing gaps in federal civil rights laws leave millions of LGBTQI+ people without protection from discrimination. The Biden-Harris administration, since the beginning of its tenure, has taken numerous actions across executive agencies to bolster nondiscrimination protections in federal regulations.

 For LGBTQ People, Recent Anti-Discrimination Advances Could Lessen Barriers to Economic Inclusion

Everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, should have economic stability and opportunity, but discrimination against LGBTQ people is a significant barrier to their full economic inclusion.

Prejudice and Discrimination against LGBTQ+ People

In the decades since the 1969 Stonewall rebellion provided a symbolic turning point in the critical and community consciousness of LGBTQ+ people, a great many things have changed: a number of states have passed antidiscrimination and hate-crime legislation, openly LGBTQ+ people have been elected to public office, and marriage equality has become law in the United States and in many countries around the world.

What Science Loses to LGBTQ Bias

Shirley Malcom’s words from 40 years ago are prescient: Science and technology is poorer for the loss of any talent because of personal attributes that are irrelevant to ability as scientists and engineers. The workplaces that welcome LGBTQ professionals as full citizens will draw from a richer pool of talent, and bring a wider range of problem-solving skills to their work. Those that do not will increasingly find themselves on the sidelines of innovation.

America Moved On From Its Gay-Rights Moment—And Left a Legal Mess Behind

Half a decade after the Supreme Court’s same-sex-marriage decision, the justices and Congress are still trying to figure out what federal law should say about LGBTQ rights.

Attitudes to gender and sexual diversity: changing global trends

Changes in geopolitical forces are sweeping rapidly across the world, affecting the lives of many, for better and for worse. In much the same way, attitudes towards gender and sexual diversity are dynamic. They are moving towards greater acceptance in some parts of the world, while in others there is push back against this diversity.

For LGBTQ People Of Color, Discrimination Compounds

Wilson says given this compounded discrimination, LGBTQ people of color need support. But they don't always get it — because the LGBTQ movement at large has had different priorities. Namely, organizing around the fight for marriage equality that culminated with the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

From LGBT to LGBTQIA+: The evolving recognition of identity

As society’s understanding of diverse sexual identities and gender expressions has grown more inclusive, so has the acronym used to describe them.

Global Parliamentary Campaign Against Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) persons live with multiple forms of discrimination in their countries increasing their vulnerability to a broad range of human rights violations: hate crimes, torture and cruel treatment, poverty, shorter life expectancy, higher HIV/AIDS prevalence rates, and social exclusion.

Here's What Being LGBTQ Can Do to Your Health

Being gay in 2018 means dealing with the health repercussions of old school discrimination plus new, startling research about heart health and cancer.

How Discrimination Damages Health In LGBTQ Communities

Discrimination not only keeps some people away from needed health care, studies show it can create lifelong stress, leading to chronic health problems like heart disease and depression.

How most states allow discrimination against LGBTQ people

As a result, more than half of LGBTQ Americans, according to the LGBTQ advocacy group Movement Advancement Project, live in a state where, under state law, an employer can legally fire someone because he's gay, a landlord can legally evict someone because she's lesbian, and a hotel manager can legally deny service to someone who's transgender — for no reason other than the person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

LGBT people suffer widespread violent abuse, discrimination: new UN report

The report cites beatings, jailings and murder and says despite actions to reduce the abuse, human rights violations based on sexual orientation continue

LGBT People’s Experiences of Workplace Discrimination and Harassment

Over one in four (29.8%) LGBT employees reported experiencing at least one form of employment discrimination (being fired or not hired) because of their sexual orientation or gender identity at some point in their lives.

LGBTQ+ Discrimination: It’s a Poverty Issue

Anti-LGBTQ+* discrimination is legal under most states’ laws. As a result, many LGBTQ+ people are shut out of resources that guarantee economic stability. This includes employment, housing, health care, and government programs and services.

Love Is Strange Paints an Accurate Portrait of Anti-LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination

It’s a story that sounds as if it were taken directly from today’s headlines. A gay couple, together for nearly 40 years, marries in front of close friends and family in a small ceremony after their state extends that freedom to same-sex couples. This is how Love Is Strange, the new feature film from Ira Sachs opening Friday, begins. John Lithgow and Alfred Molina play—wonderfully—Ben and George, who marry after sharing the better part of a lifetime together. Sadly, the couple’s post-wedding happiness is short-lived.

Many LGBTQ+ women face discrimination and violence, but find support in friendships

The executive summary of the survey report, entitled "We Never Give Up the Fight: A Report of the National LGBTQ+ Women's Community Survey," was released this week. It found that while LGBTQ+ women experience high rates of violence in multiple areas of their lives, they regularly rely on their friends, not institutions – such as the education system, law enforcement, or religious organizations – for support.

The Challenges That Remain for L.G.B.T. People After Marriage Ruling

Visibility has increased in recent years, but so have attacks against transgender people, making for a “traumatic” time, Ms. Keisling said.

The discrimination pushing LGBTQ workers to quit

Both outright and subtle discrimination is hurting LGBTQ+ workers, and even driving them out of their jobs. But the landscape could be shifting.

The Worst (and Best) Places to Be Gay in America

We’re at the mercy of our ZIP codes: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are often affected most by their municipality, not their state.

Why Federal Laws Don’t Explicitly Ban Discrimination Against LGBT Americans

Polls show that most Americans oppose discrimination against LGBT people, and many believe that it’s already illegal. But federal laws don’t ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity the way they do regarding sex and religion. And the odds of Congress changing that in the immediate future are slim.

Why Gay Workers Decide to Stay in the Closet

At Boston University, Rebecca Farmer was active in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. But when it came time to pursue a career in finance, the 23-year-old decided to stay in the closet.

Widespread Discrimination Continues to Shape LGBT People’s Lives in Both Subtle and Significant Ways

New research from the Center for American Progress shows that LGBT people across the country continue to experience pervasive discrimination that negatively impacts all aspects of their lives. In response, LGBT people make subtle but profound changes to their everyday lives to minimize the risk of experiencing discrimination, often hiding their authentic selves.

“Discrimination is doing its dirty work”: a new survey looks at the effects of anti-LGBTQ hate

The survey found anti-LGBTQ discrimination can push people back into the closet.

“Like Walking Through a Hailstorm”

Outside the home, schools are the primary vehicles for educating, socializing, and providing services to young people in the United States. Schools can be difficult environments for students, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, but they are often especially unwelcoming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth.