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State College Ordinance Prohibiting Employment Discrimination

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source State College Borough Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance prohibits employment discrimination. It ensures that all persons receive equal opportunities for employment regardless of their perceived or actual race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status,...

Schools For All Campaign: The School Bias and Pushout Problem

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2008

Level City or Town, School District, School Board

State(s) California

Source American Civil Liberties Union of California

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Education

Oftentimes, schools are ill-equipped to address bias and harassment by students against one another. This failure creates an environment that alienates and ostracizes students, ultimately leading them to leave school. This report discusses various approaches that could be used to...

Economic Vulnerabilities to COVID-19 Among LGBT Adults in California

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) California

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Health, Food

This report describes characteristics of LGBT adults in California in relation to their vulnerability to economic harm from the COVID-19 pandemic. Key findings of the report show that about 612,000 LGBT Californians were living below 200% of the federal poverty level prior to the...

2019 Fort Thomas Fair Employment Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Kentucky

Source City of Fort Thomas

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The ordinance prohibits an employer from refusing to hire, terminating, or discriminating against any individual on the basis of race, national origin, sex and/or gender, including gender identity, religion, age and/or sexual orientation. The ordinance requires the City Council to...

Improving the Lives of Transgender Older Adults: Recommendations for Policy and Practice

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level County

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Early Education Research

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Health

Transgender older adults face many challenges, such as the inability to access healthcare, disproportionate experiences of violence, high rates of HIV/AIDS, employment and housing discrimination, and other physical and mental health related issues. While there are policies and programs...

Pathways Into Poverty: Lived Experiences Among LGBTQ People

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Extensive research has shown that LGBTQ people in the United States experience poverty at higher rates compared to cisgender heterosexual people. Among LGBTQ adults, transgender people and cisgender bisexual women experience the highest rates of economic insecurity. Through interviews...

Towards Gender Liberation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level State

State(s) All States

Source The Democracy Collaborative

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health, Children & Families

This paper focuses on gender-based oppression since it is both one of the fundamental characteristics of the current system and one that must be eliminated from any desirable alternative future system. The first section attempts to provide working definitions for key terms and a brief...

An Ally’s Guide to Talking About Transgender-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Laws

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2011

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Spaces, Public Safety

Over the years, more and more cities and states have extended essential protections to LGBT people via non-discrimination laws. In response, anti-LGBT activists have attacked these laws by attempting to incite "bathroom panic"-an irrational fear that non-discrimination laws will compromise...

“We’re Still Hungry”: Lived Experiences with Food Insecurity and Food Programs Among LGBTQ People

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level County, National

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health, Food

LGBTQ people in the United States report high rates of food insecurity. Through questionnaire data and in-depth interviews with low-income LGBTQ people, this report documents their experiences with food insecurity, the challenges they face when accessing and using programs designed...

Marriage Equality and Transgender People: What the Supreme Court Ruling on the Freedom to Marry Means for Transgender People

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2015

Level State

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Children & Families

In the landmark civil rights case Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court struck down all remaining laws limiting the right to marry based on gender. This fact sheet answers commonly held questions about what this Supreme Court ruling means for transgender people....

Injustice at Every Turn: A Report on the National Transgender Discrimination Study

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety, Health, Education

This report investigates the discrimination transgender individuals face in education, employment, housing, public accommodations, health care, prisons, in the family, and when updating ID documents. By surveying 6,450 transgender and gender non-conforming study participants, the...

2014 Boston Ordinance Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Gender Identity in Health Care

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Boston City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Health

Covering transition-related surgeries can improve the health of transgender people and save lives. This ordinance prohibits the City of Boston from contracting with any health insurance company that refuses to insure any person or that discriminates in the amount of premium, policy...

The 2018 Kinder Houston Area Survey: Tracking responses to income inequalities, demographic transformations, and threatening storms

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Education, Housing, Public Safety, Energy, Health, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Transportation & Mobility

This report examines Houston attitudes about flooding, education, the local economy, equal opportunity, immigration, sex and gender, climate change, and trust....

National Estimates of Food Insecurity: LGBT People and COVID-19

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2020

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health, Food

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, inequities in access to food across the United States are especially apparent. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are among the many subgroups of Americans known to experience especially high rates of food insecurity. This...

Delivering Hate: How Amazon’s Platforms Are Used to Spread White Supremacy, Anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Partnership for Working Families

Policy Areas Civil Rights

Through an examination of Amazon’s various platforms and services, this report reveals that for growing racist, Islamophobic, and anti-Semitic movements, the breadth of Amazon’s business combined with its weak and inadequately enforced policies provides numerous channels through which...

A Know Your Rights Guide for Transgender People Navigating COVID-19

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2020

Level County

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety, Health

In times of crisis, such as during the COVID-19 outbreak, trans, nonbinary people, and other vulnerable communities are at a higher risk of violence and discrimination. This guide has been prepared to ensure that trans and nonbinary people are aware of their legal rights and can make...

Parenting a Transgender or Gender-Expansive Child: How to Protect Your Family Against False Allegations of Child Abuse

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Lesbian Rights

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Children & Families

In additional to all the steps parents must take to help ensure that their children have what they need to develop into healthy adults, parents raising transgender and gender-expansive children must take additional steps to to prepare their child and family to cope with the possibility...

LGBTQ Criminal Justice Reform

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

Incarceration is inherently traumatic, dehumanizing, and harmful. It imposes tremendous costs on individuals, their loved ones, and our communities. Fortunately, there is much that LGBTQ advocates can do to combat the crisis of mass incarceration that disproportionately affects poor...

LGBT and Housing Affordability, Discrimination, and Homelessness

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, National

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing

Compared to non-LGBT people, LGBT people appear to be more likely to face housing unaffordability, experience homelessness, and be renters (rather than homeowners). LGBT people face an array of stigma and discrimination across their life course that undermines their ability to have...

Violence and Law Enforcement Interactions with LGBT People in the US

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

Research shows that transgender people in the United States face persistent and pervasive discrimination and violence. LGBT people in the United States are particularly susceptible to violence and discrimination by law enforcement. This fact sheet includes statistics and data to support...

Protecting the Rights of Transgender Parents and Their Children: A Guide for Parents and Lawyers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level State

State(s) All States

Source American Civil Liberties Union

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Children & Families

It is common for transgender parents who have come out or transitioned after having a child to have their gender transition raised as a basis to deny or restrict them from child custody or visitation. Many of these parents have been treated terribly by the courts because judges have...

Legal Protections for LGBT People After Bostock v. Clayton County

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Education

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County affirmed that Title VII protects employees nationwide from discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. Courts have often looked to Title VII case law when interpreting analogous provisions...

2022 Madison Ordinance 74744 Requiring Gender-Inclusive Language and Pronouns in City Ordinances

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Common Council of the City of Madison

Policy Areas Civil Rights

This ordinance states that the City Attorney's Office will draft ordinances using gender-inclusive language. In addition, this ordinance authorizes the City Attorney's Office to make and codify changes to all existing ordinances to align with the City's gender-inclusive policies....

2010 King County Ordinance 16948 Advancing Equity and Justice

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) Washington

Source King County Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

The ordinance, in order to achieve the 'fair and just principle' embedded within the countywide strategic plan, requires that equity and justice be applied to every county action. The ordinance establishes an inter-branch team to facilitate accountability of and coordination by all...

Responding to Hate Crimes: A Community Resource Manual

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

This manual provides tools to create an effective response to a hate crime committed against transgender members of your community. It includes model meeting and event planning worksheets, press kits, and other resources advocates will need to raise awareness in the general public....

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