LGBTQI+ Progress

Hey 👋 — here are other places you can find us and follow along to stay informed on LGBTQI+ policy: 🔵 Website: americanprogress.org/team/lgbtqi-po… 🟤 Newsletter: my.americanprogress.org/page/25417/sub… 🟣 Instagram: instagram.com/americanprogre… 🟢 TikTok: @americanprogress" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tiktok.com/@americanprogr……

Congratulations to CAP's Caleb Smith for being listed as one of Out in National Security and @NewAmerica's Out Leaders 2025 honoree. #OutLeadership2025 outinnationalsecurity.org/honor-roll/202…

Creating strong LGBTQI+ policy requires good data about our communities. At CAP, we're committed to collecting that data and building answers to real-world problems.

"...we're not going to be put back into the closet to appease anyone, and we're not going to be silent while human dignity is under threat." @MarkTakano at CAP today speaking out against the continuous attacks on LGBTQI+ rights:

Look at this speaker lineup for our event on LGBTQI+ data and policy at CAP tomorrow! So excited to be joined by @RepMarkTakano, Jaymes Black and Dr. Kellan Baker. There's still time to RSVP! americanprogress.org/events/state-o…

"Equality is an issue in women's sports, but trans people aren’t the reason why women's sports are underfunded and under-resourced." — @CaitESmith1 👏👏👏 columbiamissourian.com/news/state_new…

Trump - yet again - chose politics over keeping our country safe by banning qualified service members from our military. Trans folks have a long history of dutifully serving our country, and I'm proud to be a part of that history. My statement below: americanprogress.org/press/statemen…

United States v. Skrmetti, which SCOTUS will hear Wednesday, has massive implications for the government’s ability to infringe on bodily autonomy. Haley Norris on the gravity of this fight: americanprogress.org/article/united…

This week, SCOTUS hears oral arguments for U.S. v Skrmetti - the case about whether trans youth should have access to life saving trans medical care. Today, I and @hvnorris published this explainer on about trans healthcare - and how we can protect it. americanprogress.org/article/transg…

Did you know that half of people living with HIV live in areas at highest risk for climate change? Read this to learn more about how climate change can disrupt crucial access to HIV treatment - and what we can do about it. americanprogress.org/article/climat…

🎉 Exciting news! Our 2024 #DACA survey is live! Share how DACA has shaped your life and enter for a chance to win one of three $50 Target gift cards! Text “DACA Survey” to 787-57. The following rules apply: americanprogress.org/wp-content/upl…

The far-right attacks on abortion and transgender medical care are one and the same - they're attacks on best practice care and bodily autonomy, pushed by the likes of those behind #Project2025 americanprogress.org/article/5-conn…

@WilliamsPolicy williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/t…

@TransEquality ustranssurvey.org/report/health/

3 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️numbers to know ahead of tonight's debate: 90% - young LGBTQ+ people that say their wellbeing is negatively impacted by recent politics 98% - trans adults on HRT that say its made them more satisfied with life 0.5% - share of adults in the U.S. that identify as trans

No matter what is said tonight, remember: ✔️Gender-affirming care is best practice care. ✔️Trans youth deserve access to safe and affirming education. ✔️No one deserves to be discriminated against for who they are or who they love. We are here to stay. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Cait, Director of LGBTQI+ Policy at @amprog, just testified before a Georgia Senate Committee in opposition to bans on trans students' participation in sports. Read their testimony about the actual equality issues in women's sports 👇🏻

Read the full statement here: americanprogress.org/press/statemen…

This is lifesaving, medically necessary care. Transgender people, like everyone else, deserve access to the medical care they need. The Biden-Harris administration must recommit to its promise to stand with transgender young people.

🧵Yesterday, the 19th reported that the Biden-Harris administration took a position opposing best practice gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth. These surgeries are incredibly rare—and only available for older teens—but when needed, they are lifesaving.