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LGBTQI+ Rights

LGBTQI+ people are a vital part of our nation and have remained resilient in their fight for equal rights.

However, the LGBTQI+ community is currently facing unprecedented levels of discrimination: State attacks explicitly targeting the rights of LGBTQI+ people have surged in recent years, while attempts to ban gender-affirming health care and criminalize drag performances have spread through various state houses across the country. Not only does the passage of these measures directly harm LGBTQI+ people and communities, but data also show that the mere introduction of these kinds of bills—which are often fueled by hateful and misinformed rhetoric—adversely affects LGBTQI+ people, especially youth.

CAP Action is dedicated to providing research that highlights the need for legal and lived equality for LGBTQI+ people as well as advancing policy solutions that further comprehensive nondiscrimination protections in tandem with policies that support the economic security, health, and safety of LGBTQI+ people.

Photo shows a black wrought iron fence next to a brick sidewalk. Small, colorful pride and transgender flags line the fence.
Colorful pride flags line a wrought iron fence at Christopher Park, part of the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, New York. (Getty/John Senter/UCG/Universal Images Group)
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What It’s Like to Be an LGBTQ+ High Schooler in DeSantis’s Florida In the News
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What It’s Like to Be an LGBTQ+ High Schooler in DeSantis’s Florida

Florida high school student Cameron Driggers explains how Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) policies affect LGBTQ+ students like him. He warns that a potential DeSantis presidency would bring extremist policies to Americans everywhere.

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Kate Sosin on This Long, Challenging Year in the Fight for LGBTQI+ Rights Podcast

Kate Sosin on This Long, Challenging Year in the Fight for LGBTQI+ Rights

Kate Sosin, LGBTQ+ reporter for The 19th, joins Daniella to discuss recent legislative and judicial attacks on LGBTQI+ people, the importance of responsible reporting on these issues, and what all of it might mean heading into November.

Daniella Gibbs Léger, Erin Phillips, Kelly McCoy, 3 More Tricia Woodcome, Sam Signorelli, Rachel Lim

New Opportunities for the Biden-Harris Administration To Create Good Jobs for LGBTQI+ Workers In the News

New Opportunities for the Biden-Harris Administration To Create Good Jobs for LGBTQI+ Workers

For decades, the U.S. economy has left LGBTQI+ individuals and their families behind, but the Biden-Harris administration can use its existing authority to uplift LGBTQI+ workers.

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Aurelia Glass, Sharita Gruberg, Caroline Medina, 1 More Karla Walter

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