Like all youth, LGBTQ young people’s lives are shaped by their home and family, their community, their school experiences, and their access to health care. To read more in our full-length policy report, as well as our companion narrative report, visit our site. ⬇️ www.mapresearch.org/2025-lgbtq-y...

Nearly half of queer youth live in one of 27 states that have enacted one or more restrictions on their rights since 2020. 38% live in the South, 24% in the West, 21% in the Midwest, and 17% in the Northeast. To view our interactive map visual, click below. public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...

Out today, @the74.bsky.social covers MAP's latest report — which examines the many state-level laws and policies shaping LGBTQ youth’s lives, including a unique measure that tracks 16 laws across different aspects of youth's lives. Click below to keep reading. www.the74million.org/article/as-t...

@mapresearch.bsky.social just put out an incredible new report "In their own words" sharing the stories of LGBTQ youth! Check it out: www.mapresearch.org/file/MAP-202...

“No one is in a better position to identify the supports that LGBTQ youth need to thrive than these youth themselves,” asserts a new report from @mapresearch.bsky.social and partners that offers a look at the lived experiences of these young people in their own words. mombian.com/2025/09/17/n...

A new report from MAP and partners — out today — offers snapshots of life for LGBTQ youth, which include testimonials and reflections from youth in their own words. 📒 🔗 Read the full report and its companion analysis here: bit.ly/lgbtq-youth-report

There are growing attacks on protections from so-called "conversion therapy" protections—including through abusive preemption tactics. Read more in this "Preemption Research Spotlight", by @loganscasey.bsky.social, PhD, of the Movement Advancement Project: bit.ly/45OO2jN

Starting a thread 🧵 for some of the many #job postings at #LGBTQ + allied movement orgs right now! Add more in replies! First, my org @mapresearch.bsky.social is #hiring a Finance & Administration Director! Submit by Sept 5, 2025, via the email listed in the posting. We are all remote.

New blog alert! 📢 Written by @loganscasey.bsky.social, MAP's Director of Policy Research, this piece details how abusive state preemption tactics are undermining protections against conversion "therapy." 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/conversion-therapy-spotlight www.supportdemocracy.org/the-latest/d...

Starting a thread 🧵 for some of the many #job postings at #LGBTQ + allied movement orgs right now! Add more in replies! First, my org @mapresearch.bsky.social is #hiring a Finance & Administration Director! Submit by Sept 5, 2025, via the email listed in the posting. We are all remote.

Flash back to last week, when MAP’s Director of Policy Research joined state and national leaders to present at the @equalityfed.bsky.social's 2025 Leadership Conference! To learn more and see all of MAP’s data visualizations from the presentation, click below. 📊 lgbtmap.medium.com/reflecting-f...

Our Equality Map for Bathroom Bans and extensive insights from our Director of Policy Research are featured in a new piece by @joyurcaba.bsky.social at @nbcnews.com. ⬇️ See below to keep reading. 🔗 View our map here: bit.ly/3LOIUSw

If you're LGBTQ+ and you rely on Medicaid for your health care, I'd like to talk with you! I'm grateful for the conversations I've had so far. I'm writing about how LGBTQ+ Americans are among those who will be disproportionately impacted by the passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill."

Political science, sociology, etc friends - this project is so cool. Come for the take on conflict in local politics, stay for the methodological contribution.

Today marks 10 years since #Obergefell. Read more in an essay by MAP's Director of Policy Research. "𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞. 𝐖𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠." 🔗: bit.ly/4ljmIAa

Despite the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, LGBTQ+ rights attorneys say that there are still openings — some left by the court ruling itself — to fight gender-affirming care bans and other anti-trans laws.

Today. Every day. The fight is never over. Transgender people know who we are, and no Court or politician can take that from us. We will outlive this.

Listen. We cannot predicate fighting on winning. We're going to lose a lot in the days to come, and if we’re going to make it through the nights we need to find something to fuel us that runs deeper than hope. We’re past hope. We don't follow hope. Hope follows us.

These state laws banning gender-affirming care for youth are a product of religious-right and anti-LGBTQ activist organizing, starting in the years after Obergefell. We know this, because we have the receipts. Here's my 2023 investigation. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Chase Strangio, the first openly trans lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court, also said today's ruling is much more narrow than the lower court's -- at least a small victory for trans folks.

Today. Every day. The fight is never over. Transgender people know who we are, and no Court or politician can take that from us. We will outlive this.

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court upholds Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. Robert, for the 6-3 court, holds that the law is not subject to heightened scrutiny under equal protection and passes rational basis review. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Rubio's anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy for all. Judge Julia Kobick granted a classwide preliminary injunction that applies to all trans and nonbinary people on Tuesday. New, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-f...

Today's Something Censored - SAMSHA published a groundbreaking report on the harms of conversion therapy - also known as change efforts. The 100+ page report provided key, concrete evidence and tangible next steps to protect all young people.

Judges across the political spectrum, including 72% of Republican appointees and 80% of Democratic appointees, are ruling against the Trump administration at high rates, according to a recent study from Stanford. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

since Politico has started yet another round of "here's how Dems should compromise on trans issues", I'll re-up my November essay about why this is not only immoral & unempirical, but BAD POLITICS: on Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/should-dem... & Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/should-democ...

Arbitrary exercises of government power are the signature of authoritarian regimes.

Related: a new @williamsinstitute.bsky.social report out this morning shows LGBT adults are more than twice as likely to rely on Medicaid as their primary source of health insurance. williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications...

The 2024 LGBTQI+ Community Survey from @americanprogress.bsky.social revealed many forms of discrimination and barriers to equity for LGBTQI+ folks. Perhaps among the most concerning? Abortion bans are making it harder for LGBTQI+ people find medical providers for ANY form of care.

It took us over a year to get this thing out through a peer review process because actual review takes time. Actual, non-bribed, non compromised review goes through iterations, and anything that went through "peer review" in a suspiciously short time is suspect. Anywho, the Cass Review is busted.

Incredibly privileged to have been able to contribute to this. As scientists we should not accept the Cass review, nor the associated reviews, as scientific.

New findings from CAP's 2024 LGBTQI+ Community Survey reveal that after Dobbs's landmark decision, LGBTQI+ people are struggling to find doctors and choosing not to start or expand their families:

Rebranding conversion therapy as “exploratory therapy” doesn’t change what it is: A harmful, cruel practice with long-lasting consequences. And as we point out here, “Trans people, including trans youth, know who they are.” www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

New resources from @mapresearch.bsky.social about the importance of accurate IDs for everyone and the structural obstacles blocking access for so many. lgbtmap.medium.com/barriers-to-...

A data user talks about why the BRFSS matters: www.datarescueproject.org/brfss/

While this report presents itself as an apolitical “review of evidence and best practices,” it deserves the same scrutiny and careful fact-checking as any government-produced document. Journalists should quote it only with appropriate context and after thorough vetting.

Re: HHS' latest attack on science, transgender youth: "Patients, their families, & their physicians—not politicians or government officials —should be the ones to make decisions together about what care is best for them based on evidence-based, age-appropriate care. " www.aap.org/en/news-room...

Being transgender is a fundamental and deeply rooted part of who someone is. Yet the new report from the Department of Health and Human Services pushes the same discredited conversion therapy playbook we rejected for gay kids decades ago.

Something Censored is an effort to fight back against suppression of needed info. Every weekday until June 28 I'll post an LGBT webpage or resource censored by the Trump admin, why it is important, and a link to an archived version (thank you Wayback Machine). Follow along for daily updates.

An archived copy of the release can be found here: web.archive.org/web/20250102...

First up in Something Censored - A press release from the Department of Education on LGBTQI+-inclusive Title IX regulations. The release details the importance of Title IX, and how the department was committed to protecting students from harassment and discrimination - including LGBTQI+ students.

A lot has changed in the world, so my colleagues and I at the @fordschool are opening up a special emergency admissions cycle for folks who want to start a Masters of Public Policy this fall. Deets are here: fordschool.umich.edu/masters-prog... I hope to see you in class in September!

As Chris said: "To be perfectly clear: This is a divisive, anti-transgender document. It is only, however...guidance implementing an earlier anti-transgender executive order from Trump that has itself already been partially enjoined in multiple courts. Bondi’s internal memorandum is not the law."

As Chris said: "To be perfectly clear: This is a divisive, anti-transgender document. It is only, however...guidance implementing an earlier anti-transgender executive order from Trump that has itself already been partially enjoined in multiple courts. Bondi’s internal memorandum is not the law."

Important analysis from experts in American electoral politics shows Dems need to focus on turning out their base.

Today on the Trans Day of Visibility, @balint.house.gov has introduced a new bill to expand and protect health care access for trans people. @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social and Congresswoman Balint explain the need for the Transgender Health Care Access Act:

In fact, such bans only make it more likely that people will be harassed in the bathroom if someone thinks they might be transgender – whether or not they actually are.

Everyone cares about safety and privacy in bathrooms. But bills attempting to ban transgender people from using restrooms according to their gender identity do not protect or promote anyone's safety. #LGBTQBills101