Youth mental health needs existed before the pandemic; indeed, while these needs were clearly growing for years there has long been a mismatch between the level of need and the services available.
This Pride Month let’s take action by joining our LGBTQIA+ friends in helping to create the just, inclusive, and equitable world that every one of us deserves.
By Kayla Tawa In recent years, we have seen a wave of state-level “culture war” debates that target young people, particularly Black and brown young people, LGBTQIA+ young people, and young people with disabilities. In 2023 specifically, state legislators have introduced a record number of…
For years, there has been a consistent outcry for gun control and other measures to keep the people of this nation safe. However, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act does not do that.
Transgender Day of Visibility is about celebrating and acknowledging trans folks in this country. But in recent months, state policymakers have tried to make them invisible.
This blog details how advocates and policymakers can take tangible steps to make Pride Month 2022 a more equitable and prosperous time for LGBTQ workers and their families.
In recent decades, the LGBTQIA community has obtained many victories, but there is still work to do, particularly around financial security and economic justice.
The Equality Act may help members of the LGBT community when they face discrimination on the job, but it doesn’t address the discrimination that keeps us in low-paying jobs and continually falling into poverty.
A new report provides details on poverty within the LGBTQ community, outlines how it uses public benefit programs for basic needs support, and also offers recommendations for federal agencies to expand access to public benefits, as well as increase data about LGBTQ recipients of public…
These policy recommendations address health and mental health, employment and economic security, education and career pathways, justice and safe communities, and child care for youth and young adults in America.