LGBTQ Americans Say They Are Facing ‘National State of Emergency’: Survey
Over two thirds—70 percent—of LGBTQ+ adults, including 85 percent of transgender adults, say that LGBTQ+ Americans are facing “a national state of emergency,” according to a new survey.
Ahead of the annual International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) on March 31, Data for Progress conducted a survey of 873 LGBTQ+ adults across the country, including an oversample of transgender adults, to examine the gravity and collective impact of recent anti-LGBTQ+ policies and rhetoric. According to the ACLU, nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in state legislatures nationwide so far this year, many focused on trans people.
“What we found is alarming,” Data for Progress reported. “A worse quality of life and mental health, experiences of discrimination and harassment, and difficulties accessing health care.”