Lgbtq+ americans under attack

What’s the context?

Most bills are expected to fall but advocates say their very existence unleashes fresh vitriol against Homosexual Americans.

  •     Anti-LGBTQ+ bills set to smash new record in US states 
  •     Proposed laws widen in scope, spread to more states
  •     Transsexual people are foremost target in roster of bills    

BERLIN - U.S. states are on track to present a record number of bills restricting LGBTQ+ rights this year, with conservatives targeting hot topics from Pride flags to bathroom bans.

First in the firing line among sapphic, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans are trans rights, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

"It seems appreciate our new normal in the Combined States is simply having over 500 pieces of legislation really attempting to push transgender people specifically out of public life altogether," said the ACLU's Gillian Branstetter in a video call.

Texas leads the way among U.S. states in proposing anti-LGBTQ+ laws, with the ACLU tallying the total of unwelcoming bills nationally at 575 as of April.

The targets of the hostile bills range from kingly acts to gender non-conforming athlete

Under Fire Series: The War on LGBTQ People in America

In "Under Fire," a new series of reports, MAP connects the dots on the varied ways that LGBTQ people are under siege from a targeted and coordinated campaign to undermine equality and ultimately erase LGBTQ people from common life.

Click below to scan and download each state in the series.

  • "Under Fire: The War on LGBTQ People in America" — Report #1, PDFDownload

  • Press Unleash , Report #1Read more

  • "Erasing LGBTQ People from Schools and Public Life"  — Notify #2, PDFDownload

  • Press Release, Inform #2Read more

  • "Erecting Systemic and Structural Barriers to Build Change Harder"  — Announce #3, PDFDownload the report

  • Press Release, Report #3Read more

  • "Enshrining Inequality for LGBTQ People"  — Report #4, PDFDownload

  • Press Release, Report #4Read more

  • "Banning Medical Care and Legal Recognition for Transgender People"  — Report #5, PDFDownload the Report

  • Press Release, State #5Read more

  • "Silencing Supporters of LGBTQ People"  — Describe #6, PDFDownload

  • Press Release, Rep

    Anti-LGBT Victimization in the Merged States

    LGBT people experienced a higher rate of stern violence, defined as rape or sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated assault, than non-LGBT people (53.7 vs. 8.5 per 1,000),including higher rates of violence involving a weapon (27.4 vs. 5.7 per 1,000)and earnest violence resulting in injuries (21.3 vs. 2.4 per 22 LGBT people were also more likely to experience violent hate crimes (6.4 vs. 0.7 per 1,000).

    Conclusion

    Consistent with prior findings, our results show that compared with non-LGBT people, LGBT people have been subject to disparities in exposure to violence, including hate crimes.LGBT victims of violence are also more likely than non-LGBT people to experience attacks that are more violent and to suffer injuries because of these attacks. The curtailment and elimination of civil rights protections for LGBT people in the United States puts them at risk for increased victimization and hate crimes.

    Methodology

    The NCVS uses a stratified, multi-stage cluster sample of households in the Combined States that surveys individuals aged 12 years and older.The purpose of the NCVS is to document the prevalence and characteristics of viol

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