61% LGBTQ people avoid public spaces due to violence fears. 89% say federal protections are needed as anti-LGBTQ bills proliferate.
the nation’s first statewide ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth in an important test case for civil rights groups.
SafeHome analyzed the legal landscape in all 50 states and compared that with survey results to create a “LGBTQ+ Safety Index” that ranks each state based on legal protections against discrimination in employment and housing, health care, as well as laws that criminalize HIV nondisclosure or consensual queer sex or restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ youth and parents.
The safest states for LGBTQ+ have been proactive about passing pro-equality measures into law, including anti-bullying and discrimination protections, as well as laws addressing homelessness among queer youth. The safest states in the index are California, Maine, New York and New Jersey. said Nesta Johnson, a staff attorney at the National Center for Lesbian Rights, in a recent statement.
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