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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...

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...

2014 Boston Ordinance Regarding Gender Identity Nondiscrimination in Health Care Coverage for City Employees

Type Ordinance

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Boston City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Health

While covering transition-related surgeries can improve the health of transgender people and save money in the long run, refusing to cover transition-related care also costs lives. Thus, this ordinance prohibits the City of Boston from contracting with any health insurance company...

Algorithm-Driven Hiring Tools: Innovative Recruitment or Expedited Disability Discrimination

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Center for Democracy & Technology

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Data & Technology

Employers use algorithm-driven hiring tools as a fast and efficient way to process job applications in large numbers. Job-seekers are increasingly asked to record videos (that employers mine for facial and vocal cues), complete online tests (that are used to evaluate their optimism...

2013 Vicco Fair Employment Ordinance

Type Ordinance

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Kentucky

Source Vicco City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights

This ordinance prohibits employers from refusing to hire, or terminating and discriminating against an individual due to their race, color, or national origin; sex and/or gender; religion; age; or sexual orientation. The ordinance requires the City Council to appoint a member of the...

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...

Failing to Protect and Serve: Police Department Policies Towards Transgender People

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Public Safety

During interactions with law enforcement, transgender people are prone to experiencing harassment, abuse, or other mistreatment by the police. This report evaluates police departments across the country by assessing factors such as non-discrimination statements, recognition of non-binary...

Our Moment for Reform: Immigration and Transgender People

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level County, State

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Health

Among a transgender population that is already marginalized, transgender immigrants face even higher risks of discrimination and violence in employment, housing, health care, when seeking services, and even in their own home. Trans immigrants often have limited support systems, and...

2013 New York City Local Law 78

Type Ordinance

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

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

This local law prohibits discrimination in employment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition. This local law makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to refuse to provide a reasonable accommodation to the needs of an employee for her pregnancy,...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

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 presents data on the discrimination that transgender individuals face in education, employment, housing, public accommodations, health care, public safety, ID documents, and in the family. The report presents data from a survey of 6,450 transgender and gender non-conforming...

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...

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...

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....

Transgender Rights Toolkit: A Legal Guide for Trans People and Their Advocates

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Lambda Legal

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Children & Families

Often times, misperceptions and prejudices about transgender people may fuel custody disputes; judges and adoption agencies sometimes try to stop transgender adults from bringing children into their lives and even try to remove them from their homes. This fact sheet addresses some...

Know Your Rights: Fair Housing and Transgender People

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2012

Level State

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Housing

Recent federal guidance and regulations have greatly strengthened the housing rights of transgender people. This document lists the housing rights of transgender people (including the laws that protect them), answers common questions, and outlines how they can file complaints of housing...

2012 Flint Ordinance 111526

Type Ordinance

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source Flint City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Health

The ordinance prohibits race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, height, weight, condition of pregnancy, marital status, physical or mental limitation, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or actual or perceived HIV status from being factored into the decision...

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...

Meaningful Work: Transgender Experiences in the Sex Trade

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

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

Transgender people overall experience high levels of discrimination in every area of life, as well as high levels of poverty, unemployment, homelessness, negative interactions with police, incarceration, and violent victimization. As a result, many transgender people participate in...

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...

Executive Orders Extending Property Tax Relief Programs for Veterans, Older Adults, and Individuals with Disabilities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Office of Legislative Research

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This report provides an overview of the Executive Orders (EOs) that suspend recertification requirements for recipients of certain property tax relief programs for older adults, individuals with disabilities, and veterans and their family members. In particular, this report focuses...

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