David Bohnett Foundation

06/05/2026

"Young people are not placed at risk because of who they are, but often because of how they are treated, rejected or made to feel unsafe."

For many young LGBTQ+ people, Pride does not always begin in a parade, a public declaration or a rainbow-colored post. Sometimes, it starts in a group

06/05/2026

Congratulations to our dear friend Christy Mallory on being named the next Executive Director of the The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law!

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06/05/2026

"Targeted exemptions provide a blanket exemption, or license to discriminate, to anyone operating in a specific area, such as medical services and health care."

Movement Advancement Project

State religious exemption laws permit people, churches, non-profit organizations, and sometimes corporations to seek exemptions from state laws that burden their religious beliefs. These laws have recently been used as a defense when businesses discriminate against or refuse service to LGBTQ custome...

06/04/2026

"Anti-LGBTQ+ policies can include laws, regulations, institutional practices, and political actions that restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ people."

Your Support Saves LGBTQ+Youth's Lives Every DayDonateWhat does the 2025 U.S. National Survey say about anti-LGBTQ+ policies and their impact […]

06/04/2026

"While Black residents make up 13.9% of the state’s population, they account for 68.7% of firearm homicide victims."

Gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in 34 states and the District of Columbia in 2023, the most recent year for which data are available, a new analysis from the VPC reveals. The analysis calls the numbers “shocking,” recognizing the average American’s exposure to motor vehicles as oppose...

06/04/2026

"These laws prohibit transgender people from using bathrooms and facilities—such as locker rooms, shower rooms, changing rooms, and other sex-segregated spaces—according to their gender identity in certain circumstances or places."
Movement Advancement Project

MAP's Equality Maps survey the landscape of laws and policies affecting LGBTQ Americans.

06/03/2026

"As part of a broader, coordinated attack on transgender people across the country, these newly emerging laws explicitly regulate gender by defining “sex” throughout all state law to effectively allow discrimination against transgender people."

Movement Advancement Project

The policies shown in this map are newly emerging laws explicitly defining

06/02/2026

"The Time2Run skills-building webinar is designed to help any LGBTQ+ folks thinking about running for office take that first step."

LGBTQ+ Victory Institute

LGBTQ+ Victory Institute is a tax-exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN 52-1835268. You'll receive email updates from LGBTQ+ Victory Institute. By providing your cell phone number, you agree that LGBTQ+ Victory Institute and its agents may contact yo...

06/02/2026

"Conversion “therapy” laws prohibit licensed mental health practitioners from subjecting LGBTQ minors to harmful conversion “therapy” practices that attempt to change their sexual orientation or gender identity."

Movement Advancement Project

This map illustrates the landscape of laws that prohibit licensed mental health practitioners from subjecting LGBTQ minors to harmful conversion “therapy” practices that attempt to change their sexual orientation or gender identity.

06/01/2026

"This map shows state policies regarding Medicaid coverage of medically necessary health care for transgender people. Some state policies explicitly include coverage of such care, while other explicitly exclude it."

Movement Advancement Project

MAP's Equality Maps survey the landscape of laws and policies affecting LGBTQ Americans.