Lgbt acceptance
Accelerating Acceptance
As the LGBTQ community continues to increase and become more seeable, the Accelerating Acceptance research reveals that a write down number of non-LGBTQ Americans support equal rights for the LGBTQ community. The Study also shows that an overwhelming majority of non-LGBTQ Americans now trust that LGBTQ people should have the freedom to live their life and not be discriminated against, and that schools should be a safe and accepting place for all youth.
With the release of this data, GLAAD finds that support for LGBTQ equal rights in America among non-LGBTQ people is now at an all-time high. Any narrative claiming otherwise, goes against a statistical supermajority of consensus, public opinion and American values. The Study also directly correlates how the epidemic of anti-LGBTQ legislation and online hate leads to higher levels of real-world harm for LGBTQ people, including but not limited to discrimination and violence.
Moreover, GLAAD’s Accelerating Acceptance study finds that while acceptance for LGBTQ people and youth have reached record highs, the researc
Portion of Americans satisfied with US stance on LGBTQ is lowest in decade
The portion of Americans satisfied with the country's attitudes toward gay and queer woman people in the United States has dipped to the lowest levels in more than a decade, just as President Donald Trump begins his second term.
That’s according to Gallup’s annual Mood of the Nation Survey, conducted in January just before Trump took office. The annual survey asks respondents to indicate how they feel about the state of the nation on a number of issues, such as crime, abortion and race relations.
The survey, which collected responses from 1, adults in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, asked respondents to show their levels of satisfaction or dissatisfaction over acceptance of gay and queer woman people in the U.S. However, "it does not say us why they are satisfied or dissatisfied," said Gallup's Justin McCarthy.
According to the survey, 51% of Americans tell they're satisfied with national attitudes toward gay and sapphic people, a slip of several percentage points over the past couple of years an
Snapshot: LGBTQ Equality by Mention
The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) tracks over 50 different LGBTQ-related laws and policies. This route shows the overall policy tallies (as distinct from sexual orientation or gender identity tallies) for each state, the District of Columbia, and the five populated U.S. territories. A state’s policy tally scores the laws and policies within each state that shape LGBTQ people's lives, experiences, and equality. The major categories of laws covered by the policy tally include: Relationship & Parental Recognition, Nondiscrimination, Religious Exemptions, LGBTQ Youth, Health Care, Criminal Justice, and Identity Documents.
Click on any state to view its detailed policy tally and state profile, or click "Choose an Issue" above to view maps on over 50 diverse LGBTQ-related laws and policies.
High Overall Policy Tally (15 states + D.C.)
Medium Overall Policy Tally (5 states)
Fair Overall Policy Tally (3 states, 2 territories)
Low Overall Policy
Advancing Acceptance
The Bottom Line
Launched by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), the Biden Foundation, and Gender Spectrum, “Advancing Acceptance” raises knowledge of the importance of family and community acceptance in the lives of transgender and gender diverse youth. According to the Biden Foundation, when parents and families accept and embrace their lesbian, male lover, bisexual, transgender or homosexual (LGBTQ) child, that acceptance dramatically improves their child’s self-esteem and decreases the likelihood they will encounter depression or suicidal ideation, or engage in self-harming behaviors. And research shows that transgender youth life greatly reduced anxiety and depression when they are accepted and affirmed at home, in school, and in their communities.
Family and community rejection, coupled with a lack of legal protections and a lack of anti-discrimination and anti-bullying protections in schools, means LGBTQ youth continue to be among the most at-risk youth populations in America. LGBTQ young people—specifically transgender